(a) The Township Supervisor shall supervise the activities of the emergency management office on a continuous basis and with the approval of the Township Board shall formulate, review and approve policy and operational guidelines for the emergency management office, as needed.
(b) On an annual basis, the Township Supervisor shall review the eligibility and performance of the Emergency Management Coordinator and make recommendations to the Township Board based on such review.
(c) At least once every two years, the Township Supervisor shall review the Emergency Operations Plan in order to determine the adequacy of the Plan.
(d) When circumstances arise within the Township indicating the likely occurrence or threat of occurrence of a disaster, the Township Supervisor may declare a local state of emergency pursuant to the Act. Such declaration shall be promptly filed with the Department of State Police Emergency Management Division and shall not be continued or renewed for a period of in excess of seven days except with the consent of the Township Board.
(e) Upon declaring a state of emergency, the Township Supervisor, as soon as reasonably expedient, shall convene the Township Board for one or more emergency meetings in accordance with the provisions of the Open Meetings Act in Michigan, as amended, to perform its normal legislative and administrative duties, as the situation demands reporting to that body relative to emergency activities. Provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as abridging or modifying the authority and powers of the Township Board unless specifically provided herein.
(f) In the event of a local state of emergency, the Township Supervisor may do one or more of the following:
(1) Direct the Emergency Management Coordinator to implement the Emergency Operations Plan.
(2) Issue directives restricting travel on local roads within the Municipality.
(3) Relieve Township employees of normal duties and temporarily reassign them to other duties.
(4) Activate mutual aid agreements.
(5) Direct the overall disaster relief effort, including the disaster relief force, in accordance with the Emergency Operations Plan.
(6) Notify the public and recommend in place shelter or evacuation protective measures.
(7) Request a state of disaster, emergency declaration or other order or directive from the Governor as described and provided in the Act.
(8) When obtaining emergency approval from the Township Board would result in further injury or damage, the Township Supervisor may, until the Township Board convenes, and in no event beyond a period of seven days without Township Board approval, engage in the following:
A. For up to seven days, direct the deployment of the disaster relief force and resources to the aid of other communities as provided by mutual aid agreements.
B. Appropriate and expend funds from the disaster contingency fund not exceeding an aggregate sum of seven thousand, five hundred dollars ($7,500).
C. Make contracts not exceeding seven days in duration.
D. Employ temporary workers, obtain and distribute equipment, materials and supplies for disaster purposes complying with the restrictions of paragraphs (f)(8)A. to C. hereof.
E. Issue emergency directives, temporarily abridging or rescinding ordinances, resolutions or rules necessary for implementation of the emergency management program not to exceed seven days. Such directives and orders shall be supplementary to any rule, order or directive issued by the Governor or State agency exercising a power delegated to it by the Governor. Upon the declaration by the Governor that a state of disaster or state of emergency is terminated, any previously issued directives or orders shall be deemed terminated and shall no longer be in effect.
(g) In the event a state of disaster or emergency is declared by the Governor, the Township Supervisor shall assign and make available for duty employees, property or equipment of the Township within or without the physical limits of the Township as ordered by the Governor or Director of the Michigan Department of State Police, in accordance with the Act.
(Ord. 279-A. Passed 6-8-92.)