(A) There is hereby created the City of Berwyn Department of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (BDHSEM) (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) in accordance with ILCS Ch. 20, Act 3305, §§ 1 et seq., the State Emergency Management Agency Act, as may be amended from time to time.
(B) The City Emergency Management Agency shall consist of the Coordinator/Director who will manage the day to day operations for the city and additional members to be selected by the Coordinator/Director to include a Deputy Director of Emergency Management and Deputy Director of Homeland Security.
(C) The Coordinator/Director shall coordinate all the city's department resources (Police, Fire, Public Works, Animal Care Control, Public Health, Water Management) when an emergency or disaster occurs.
(D) The Executive Director shall possess all powers and duties set forth for the Executive Director by statute and in this chapter, including the authority to designate emergency vehicles as proved in the Illinois Vehicle Code, ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 12-215.
(E) The city may exercise any and all powers, rights and duties available to it under the Illinois Emergency Management Act for emergency management duties and under non-specific standard operating procedures for Homeland Security; even if not specifically enumerated in this chapter.
(F) Field personnel and any tactical resources of the Agency will be referred to as the City Emergency Services and its liaisons.
(G) The Deputy Director of Emergency Management will train and direct a City of Berwyn Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT) as per Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Citizens Corp directives.
(Ord. 08-67, passed 10-14-2008; Ord. 10-59, passed 9-28-2010)