§ 91.01 AGENCY ESTABLISHED.

   (A) There is created the city’s Blue Island Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (BIHSEMA) 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 manmade disaster in accordance with the Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/1 et seq.

   (B)   The BIHSEMA shall consist of the Coordinator and such additional members as may be selected by the Coordinator.

(Prior Code, § 91.01) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 91.02 COORDINATOR; APPOINTMENT AND DUTIES.

   (A)   The Coordinator of the City BIHSEMA shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of City Council and shall serve until removed by the Mayor.

   (B)   The Coordinator shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, training and operation of the BIHSEMA, subject to the direction and control of the Mayor as provided by statute.

   (C)   In the event of the absence, resignation, death or inability to serve as Coordinator, the Mayor, or any person designated by the Mayor, shall be and act as Coordinator until a new appointment is made as provided in this section,

(Prior Code, § 91.02) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 91.03 FUNCTIONS OF AGENCY.

   (A)   The City BIHSEMA shall perform such BIHSEMA functions within the city as shall be prescribed by the state plan and program prepared by the Governor and orders, rules and regulations, as may be promulgated by the Governor. In addition, the BIHSEMA shall perform 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 Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/1 et seq.

   (B)   The BIHSEMA shall coordinate efforts to prevent, protect against and mitigate the effects of, respond to and recover from all incidents, whether human-made or natural. The BIHSEMA will work to accomplish these functions through monitoring and sharing intelligence related to potential homeland security events and other incidents within the city, within the county, and within the state by developing an operational response capability and developing and enhancing partnerships with all relevant groups, entities and agencies.

   (C)   The BIHSEMA may oversee and support the prudent use of grant monies to prepare, train and equip first responders, investing in the men and women who respond to emergencies in Blue Island and surrounding areas

(Prior Code, § 91.03) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 91.04 SERVICE AS MOBILE SUPPORT TEAM.

   (A)   All members of the City BIHSEMA organization may be designated as members of a mobile support team created by the Director of the State ESDA as provided by law.

   (B)   The leader of the mobile support team shall be designated by the Coordinator of the city BIHSEMA organization.

   (C)   Any member of a mobile support team who is a city 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 the member’s employment or office. Any member who is not a paid officer or employee of the city while serving shall receive reasonable compensation, as provided by law, from the state.

(Prior Code, § 91.04) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 91.05 AGREEMENTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

   The Coordinator of BIHSEMA 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 Mayor City Council, and by the State Director of ESDA.

(Prior Code, § 91.05) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 91.06 EMERGENCY ACTION.

   If the Governor proclaims that a disaster emergency exists in the event of actual enemy attack upon the United States or the occurrence of a major disaster within the state resulting from enemy sabotage or other hostile action or from human-made or natural disaster, it shall be the duty of the BIHSEMA to cooperate fully with the State ESDA and with the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers as provided by law.

(Prior Code, § 91.06) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 91.07 COMPENSATION.

   Members of the BIHSEMA, who are paid employees or officers of the city, if called for training by the State Director of ESDA, shall receive for the time spent in training the same rate of pay as is attached to the position held. Members who are not city employees or officers shall receive compensation for training as may be established by the Mayor.

(Prior Code, § 91.07) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)

§ 91.08 REIMBURSEMENT BY STATE.

   The State Treasurer may receive and allocate to the appropriate fund:

   (A)   Any reimbursement by the state to the city for expenses incident to training members of the BIHSEMA as prescribed by the State Director of ESDA;

   (B)   Compensation for services and expenses of members of a mobile support team while serving outside the city in response to a call by the Governor or State Director of ESDA as provided by law; and

   (C)   Any other reimbursement made by the state incident to BIHSEMA activities as provided by law.

(Prior Code, § 91.08) (Ord. 2336, passed 4-27-1976; Ord. 2015-002, passed 1-13-2015; Ord. 2017-005, passed 2-27-2017)