[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Allouez as § 2.011 of the Village Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
In order to prepare the Village to cope with emergencies resulting
from enemy action and natural or man-made disasters, it is declared
to be necessary to establish an organization for emergency management,
as set out in § 323.01, Wis. Stats., conferring upon the
persons specified in this chapter the powers and duties provided by
this chapter.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
All measures undertaken by or on behalf of the Village to
prepare for and minimize the effect of enemy action upon the civilian
population.
Includes civil defense and means all measures undertaken
by or on behalf of the Village to prepare for and minimize the effects
of enemy action and natural or man-made disasters upon the civilian
population and to effectuate emergency repairs or the emergency restoration
of vital public utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by such
action or disaster.
Hostile action by a foreign power which threatens the security
of the Village.
A.
The Village Board shall adopt an effective program of emergency management
consistent with the state and county plans of emergency management.
The Village Board may appropriate funds and levy taxes for this program.
B.
The Public Works Committee shall be designated as an Emergency Management
Committee. The Committee shall oversee the establishment and development
of emergency management plans and programs and make recommendations
to the Board in matters pertaining to appropriate associated rules
and policies.
C.
During the continuance of a state of emergency proclaimed by the
Governor, the Village Board may employ the Organization for Emergency
Management and the facilities and other resources of that organization
to cope with the problems of the emergency.
A.
There shall be an Organization for Emergency Management which will
coordinate resources and efforts during Village-declared emergencies.
Lead members of the organization include the Village President, the
Village Board, the Village Administrator, the Fire Chief, the Director
of Public Works, the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, the
Brown County Sheriff's Department, and the Emergency Management Coordinator.[1]
B.
All officers and employees, together with those volunteer forces
enrolled to aid them during a disaster, and all groups, organizations
and persons who may by agreement or operation of law be charged with
duties incident to the protection of life and property during disasters
shall constitute the Emergency Management Organization.
C.
In preparing and executing the Emergency Operations Plan, the services,
equipment, supplies and facilities of the existing departments and
agencies of the county and Village shall be utilized to the maximum
extent practicable, and the officers and personnel of such departments
and agencies are directed to cooperate with and extend such services
and facilities as are required by them.[2]
D.
Department heads will fulfill emergency and nonemergency duties as
assigned under the Village of Allouez Emergency Operations Plan. Nothing
in this section shall be construed to limit the Emergency Management
Coordinator from immediately commencing organizational and planning
programs as required by the Village's Emergency Operations Plan
adopted by the Village Board. The emergency plan of Brown County shall
be utilized as needed where no specific local planning element is
in place.
There shall be an Emergency Management Coordinator designated
for the Village. He/she shall have the duties and responsibilities
of the Village head of emergency management services.
A.
The Emergency Management Coordinator shall:
(1)
Coordinate the Village Emergency Management Organization.
(2)
Develop, promulgate and integrate into the county plan emergency
management plans for the operating services of the Village.
(3)
Coordinate participation of the Village in such emergency management
training programs and exercises as may be required on the county or
state level.
(4)
Coordinate the Village emergency management training programs and
exercises.
(5)
Perform such other duties relating to emergency management as may
be required by the Organization for Emergency Management.
B.
The duties
of the Emergency Management Coordinator shall parallel those of the
county head of emergency management services, and he/she shall coordinate
with the appropriate county head of emergency management services
for the proper operation of the program within the appropriate county
jurisdiction.
In order to ensure that in the event of an emergency all responding
agencies have the ability to operate in a coordinated manner, utilizing
recognized management processes, incident management objectives, common
terminology, common communication procedures and equipment designations,
the Village of Allouez formally recognizes and adopts the use of the
Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management
System (NIMS).
B.
All moneys received as revenues derived from federally subsidized
programs shall revert to the Village as appropriate.
C.
Upon the declaration of a state of emergency within the Village,
the head of emergency services shall be granted the authority to bypass
normal Village purchasing policies for a period of 72 hours. All expenditures
shall be recorded and reported to the Village Board at its next meeting.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to obstruct, hinder
or delay any member of the emergency management organization in the
enforcement of an order, rule, regulation or plan issued pursuant
to the authority contained in this chapter.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to represent himself/herself
as a member of an emergency management organization unless such person
is a bona fide member of the appropriate organization.
