(a) An Emergency Management Coordinator shall be appointed by the Township Supervisor as provided in the Act.
(b) In addition to the Emergency Management Coordinator, the Township Supervisor shall appoint a minimum of two persons as successors who shall be named in the Emergency Operations Plan.
(c) The Emergency Management Coordinator shall comply with standards and requirements set forth in the Act and as established by the Department of State Police Emergency Management Division pursuant to the Act.
(d) In addition to the duties outlined above, the Emergency Management Coordinator shall perform the following functions, so long as not in conflict with the Act or requirements established by the Department of State Police Emergency Management Division:
(1) Coordinate and direct the development of the Charter Township of Clinton Emergency Operations Plan, which shall be consistent in content with the Michigan Emergency Management Plan;
(2) Identify and specify departments or agencies required to provide an annex to the plan or otherwise cooperate in its development;
(3) Identify and specify departments or agencies to be included in the Emergency Operations Plan as the disaster relief force;
(4) Develop and maintain a township resource manual;
(5) Coordinate the recruitment and utilization of volunteer personnel;
(6) Ensure that the Emergency Management Program meets all eligibility requirements for State and Federal aid;
(7) Coordinate and/or conduct training and exercise programs for the disaster relief force within the Township in order to test the adequacy of the Emergency Operations Plan;
(8) Coordinate and provide public information programs designed to educate the population with regard to necessary action for the protection of life and property in the event of a disaster;
(9) Assist in the development of mutual aid agreements;
(10) Oversee the implementation of necessary functions during an emergency or disaster in accordance with the Emergency Operations Plan and the Act;
(11) Coordinate Township emergency activities with those of the County, State and adjacent jurisdictions;
(12) Coordinate all emergency preparedness activities including maintaining primary and alternate emergency operations centers; and
(13) Identify mitigation opportunities within the Township and encourage departments and agencies to implement mitigation measures.
(Ord. 279-A. Passed 6-8-92.)