[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Beacon 10-21-1985; amended in its entirety 12-7-2009 by L.L. No. 15-2009. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Continuity of government — See Ch. 19.
There shall be a Emergency Management Committee
appointed by the Mayor, which shall consist of 11 members which shall
include the City Administrator, the Building Inspector, the Chief
of Police, the Superintendent of Streets, the Superintendent of Water
and Sewer, the Chief of Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps, the Fire
Chief and the Superintendent of the Beacon City School District. The
Emergency Management Coordinator will be responsible for convening
the Committee when an emergency situation arises. The appointed City
of Beacon and school district representatives shall serve as long
as each holds his or her respective offices. The ninth, 10th and 11th
members, chosen from the community, shall serve a three-year term.
If a vacancy shall occur other than by expiration
of term, it shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
Any member of the Emergency Management Committee
may be removed by the appointing authority for cause and after a public
hearing.
Members of the Emergency Management Committee
shall receive no payment for their services as members of the Committee.
The municipal officials on such Committee shall not, by reason of
membership thereon, forfeit their right to exercise the power, perform
the duties or receive the compensation of the municipal office held
by them during such membership.
The Emergency Management Committee shall prepare and provide for updating a comprehensive emergency management plan for the protection of the residents of the City of Beacon in the event of a public disaster. (See Chapter 19, Continuity of Government.) This Committee will routinely review and update the plan to ensure that current information and direction is provided. The Emergency Management Coordinator shall ensure that all appropriate agents and/or agencies receive copies of this plan and that all copies are tracked following issuance to allow for proper updating and availability. He/she shall also provide for the updating of these copies and will ensure that this updating occurs at least semiannually and/or more frequently if needed. The Mayor shall be notified in writing of all changes and/or updates to the plan.
The Emergency Management Committee shall meet
monthly or as otherwise needed to update the Emergency Management
Plan.
