[9-15-1980, § 1]
There is hereby created the Elmwood Park Emergency Services
Disaster Agency (ESDA) to prevent, minimize, repair and alleviate
injury or damage resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack, sabotage
or other hostile action, or from natural or man-made disaster, in
accordance with "The Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Act
of 1975."
This ESDA shall consist of the coordinator and such additional
members as may be selected by the coordinator.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
The coordinator of the Village of Elmwood Park ESDA shall be
appointed by the Village President and shall serve until removed by
same.
The coordinator shall have direct responsibility for the organization,
administration, training and operation of the ESDA, subject to the
direction and control of the Village Manager as provided by statute.
In the event of the absence, resignation, death or inability
to serve as the coordinator, the Village President or any person designated
by him, shall be and act as coordinator until a new appointment is
made as provided in this ordinance.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
The Village ESDA shall perform such ESDA functions within the
Village as shall be prescribed in and by the State of Illinois ESDA
plan and program prepared by the governor, and such orders, rules
and regulations as may be promulgated by the governor, and in addition
shall perform such duties outside the corporate limits as may be required
pursuant to any mutual aid agreement with any other political subdivision,
municipality or quasi-municipality entered into as provided by the
"The State ESDA Act of 1975."
[9-15-1980, § 1]
All or any members of the Village ESDA organization may be designated
as members of a mobile support team created by the director of the
State ESDA as provided by law.
The leader of such mobile support team shall be designated by
the coordinator of the Village ESDA organization.
Any member of a mobile support team who is a Village employee
or officer while serving on call to duty by the governor, or the State
Director, shall receive the compensation and have the powers, duties,
rights and immunities incident to such employment or office. Any such
member who is not a paid officer or employee of the Village, while
so serving, shall receive from the State of Illinois reasonable compensation
as provided by law.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
The coordinator of ESDA may negotiate mutual aid agreements
with other cities or political subdivisions of the State, but no such
agreement shall be effective until it has been approved by the President
and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elmwood Park.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
If the Governor proclaims that a disaster emergency exists in
the event of actual enemy attack upon the United States or the occurrence
within the State of Illinois of a major disaster resulting from enemy
sabotage or other hostile action, or from man-made or natural disaster,
it shall be the duty of the Village ESDA to cooperate fully with the
State ESDA and with the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers
as provided by law.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
Members of the ESDA who are paid employees or officers of the
Village if called for training by the State Director of ESDA, shall
receive for the time spent in such training, the same rate of pay
as is attached to the position held; members who are not such Village
employees or officers shall receive for such training time such compensation
as may be established by the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Elmwood Park.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
The State Treasurer may receive and allocate to the appropriate
fund, any reimbursement by the State to the Village for expenses incident
to training members of the ESDA as prescribed by the State Director
of ESDA, compensation for services and expenses of members of a mobile
support team while serving outside the Village in response to a call
by the Governor or State Director of ESDA, as provided by law, and
any other reimbursement made by the State incident to ESDA activities
as provided by law.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
The President and Board of Trustees may, on recommendation of
the coordinator of ESDA, authorize purchases necessary to place the
Village in a position to combat effectively any disaster resulting
from the explosion of any nuclear or other bomb or missile, and to
protect the public health and safety, protect property and provide
emergency assistance to victims in the case of such disaster or from
man-made or natural disaster.
In the event of disaster, the Village coordinator of ESDA is
authorized, on behalf of the Village to procure such emergency services,
supplies, equipment or material as may be necessary, without regard
to the statutory procedures or formalities normally prescribed by
law pertaining to Village contracts, purchases or obligations, as
authorized by "The State ESDA Act of 1975," provided that if the President
and Board of Trustees meet at such time the Village coordinator shall
act subject to the directions and restrictions imposed by the board.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
Every person appointed to serve in any capacity in the Village
ESDA organization shall, before entering upon his duties, subscribe
to the following oath, which shall be filed with the coordinator.
"I,__________, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support
and defend and bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution
of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois,
and the territory, institutions and facilities thereof, both public
and private, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I take
this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose
of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties
upon which I am about to enter. And I do further swear (or affirm)
that I do not advocate, nor am I nor have I been a member of any political
party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government
of the United States or of this State by force or violence; and that
during such time as I am affiliated with the Village of Elmwood Park
ESDA organization, I will not advocate nor become a member of any
political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the
government of the United States or of this State by force or violence."
[9-15-1980, § 1]
The Village Manager is authorized to designate space in a Village
building, or elsewhere, as its office.
[9-15-1980, § 1]
The President and Board of Trustees may make an appropriation
for ESDA purposes in the manner provided by law, and may levy in addition
for ESDA purposes only, a tax not to exceed $0.05 per $100 of the
assessed value of all taxable property in addition to all other taxes,
as provided by the State ESDA Act of 1975; however, that amount collectible
under such levy shall in no event exceed $0.25 per capita.
