§ 32.30 ESTABLISHMENT.

   There is hereby created the Local Municipal Defense Organization, to prevent, minimize, repair, and alleviate injury or damage resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or natural causes in accordance with state law.

(2016 Code, § 7.301)

§ 32.31 DIRECTOR.

   (A)   The Director of the Municipal Civil Defense Organization shall be appointed by the President/Mayor by and with the advice and consent of the Village Board and shall serve until removed by the same.

   (B)   The Director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, training, and operation of the Civil Defense Organization, subject to the direction and control of the President/Mayor as provided by statute.

   (C)   In the event of the absence, resignation, death, or inability to serve as the Director, the President/Mayor or any person designated by him or her, shall be and act as Director until a new appointment is made as provided in this subchapter.

(2016 Code, § 7.302)

§ 32.32 FUNCTIONS.

   The Municipal Civil Defense Organization shall perform such civil defense functions within the municipality as shall be prescribed in and by the State Civil Defense 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 municipality or quasi-municipality entered into as provided by state law.

(2016 Code, § 7.303)

§ 32.33 SERVICE AS A MOBILE SUPPORT TEAM.

   (A)   All or any member of the Municipal Civil Defense Organization may be designated as members of a Mobile Support Team created by the State Director of Civil Defense as provided by law.

   (B)   The “leader” of such Mobile Support Team shall be designated by the Director of the Municipal Defense Organization.

   (C)   Any member of a Mobile Support Team who is a municipal employee or officer while serving on call to duty by the Governor, 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 municipality, while so serving, shall receive from the state reasonable compensation as provided by law.

(2016 Code, § 7.304)

§ 32.34 AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.

   The Director of the Civil Defense Organization may negotiate mutual aid agreements with other municipal corporations or political subdivisions of the state, but no such agreement shall be effective until it has been approved by the corporate authorities, and by the State Director of Civil Defense.

(2016 Code, § 7.305)

§ 32.35 EMERGENCY ACTION.

   If the Governor declares a civil defense emergency exists in the event of actual enemy attack upon the United States or the occurrence within the state or a major disaster resulting from enemy sabotage or other hostile action, or natural causes, it shall be the duty of the Municipal Civil Defense Organization to cooperate fully with the State Civil Defense Agency and with the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers as provided by law.

(2016 Code, § 7.306)

§ 32.36 COMPENSATION.

   Members of the Civil Defense Organization who are paid employees or officers of the municipality, if called for training by the State Director of Civil Defense, shall receive for the time spent in training, the same rate of pay as is attached to the position held; members who are not such municipal employees or officers shall receive for such training time such compensation as may be established by the corporate authorities.

(2016 Code, § 7.307)

§ 32.37 REIMBURSEMENT BY THE STATE.

   The Treasurer may receive and allocate to the appropriate fund, any reimbursement by the state to the municipality for expenses incident to training members of the Civil Defense Organization as prescribed by the State Director, compensation for services and expenses of a Mobile Support Team while serving outside the municipality in response to a call by the State Civil Defense Agency, and any other reimbursement made by the state incident to civil defense activities as provided by law.

(2016 Code, § 7.308)

§ 32.38 PURCHASES AND EXPENDITURES.

   (A)   The corporate authorities may, on recommendation of the Municipal Director of Civil Defense, authorize any purchases or contracts necessary to place the municipality in a position to combat effectively any disaster and to protect the public health and safety, protect property, and provide emergency assistance to victims in the case of any disaster.

   (B)   In the event of any disaster, the local Director of Civil Defense is authorized, on behalf of the municipality, to procure such services, supplies, equipment or materials as may be necessary for such purposes, in view of the emergency, without regard to the statutory procedures or formalities normally prescribed by law pertaining to municipal contracts or obligations, as authorized by the state’s Civil Defense Act; provided that, if the Village Board meets at such time, he or she shall act subject to the directions and restrictions imposed by that body.

(2016 Code, § 7.309)