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It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent to invest the Mayor, subject only to the specific authority granted to the City Council in § 14-9, with sufficiently broad power of action in the exercise of the police power of the City with regard to the establishment and enforcement of such curfews to provide adequate control over persons and conditions during such periods of impending or actual public crisis or disaster. The provisions of this ordinance shall be broadly construed to effectuate that purpose.
(Ord. 2214, passed 5-11-1970)
In the event that the Governor of this State shall act in any such public emergency pursuant to the emergency powers vested in him by Public Acts 302 of 1945, as amended, or pursuant to any other valid authority and shall proclaim a state of emergency in this City and shall promulgate orders, rules or regulations designed to bring the emergency situation under control, the provisions of this ordinance shall not be in effect.
(Ord. 2214, passed 5-11-1970)
Statutory reference:
Emergency powers of Governor, see MCLA 10.31
ARTICLE III. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows:
COORDINATOR. The Genesee County Emergency Management Coordinator.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Flint.
DISASTER. An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from a natural or human-made cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, snowstorm, ice storm, tornado, windstorm, wave action, oil spill, water contamination, utility failure, hazardous peacetime radiological incident, major transportation accident, hazardous materials incident, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, or hostile military action or paramilitary action, or similar occurrences resulting from terrorist activities, riots or civil disorders.
DISTRICT COORDINATOR. The State Police District Emergency Management Coordinator or his/her authorized representative.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. This term shall have a broad meaning to include preparation for, and relief from, the effects of natural and manmade disaster as defined herein, and to include civil emergency services.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FORCES. All disaster relief forces, all agencies of the municipal government, private and volunteer personnel, public officers and employees, and all other persons or groups of persons having duties or responsibilities under this ordinance or pursuant to lawful order or directive authorized by this ordinance.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEER. Any person duly registered and appointed by the Coordinator and assigned to participate in the emergency services activity.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS OFFICER. The City of Flint Fire Chief or his/her designee.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. The Emergency Operations Plan, jointly developed by the City of Flint and Genesee County which has been prepared under § 14-18 hereof to coordinate disaster response and recovery with the City of Flint. The City of Flint/Genesee County Emergency Operations Plan for the purposes of establishing eligibility for State disaster contingency fund allocations and any other funds available.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LIAISON. The City of Flint Fire Department officer who shall act as the Deputy Coordinator to provide coordination of City resources and response personnel with the Genesee County Emergency Management Coordinator and the City of Flint’s Emergency Operations Officer.
LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY. A proclamation or declaration that activates the response and recovery aspects of any and all applicable local or interjurisdictional emergency operations plans and authorizes the furnishing of aid, assistance and directives under those plans.
MAYOR. The chief elected official of the City of Flint.
STATE OF DISASTER. An executive order or proclamation that activates the disaster response and recovery aspects of the State, local and interjurisdictional emergency operations plans applicable to the counties or municipalities affected.
STATE OF EMERGENCY. An executive order or proclamation that activates the emergency response and recovery aspects of the State, local and interjurisdictional emergency operations plans applicable to the counties or municipalities affected.
(Ord. 3176, passed 8-10-1991)
(a) The Mayor, with the approval of the Council, is hereby authorized and directed to create an organization to prepare for community disaster utilizing to the fullest extent the existing agencies within the municipality. The Mayor, as executive head of the City government, shall be the Director of the Emergency Management Forces of the City and shall be responsible for their organization, administration and operation, working through the Coordinator and Operations Officer.
(b) The organization for providing emergency management shall consist of the following:
(1) An Emergency Management Coordinator, Emergency Operations Officer and Emergency Management Liaison, and any other assistants and employees deemed necessary and appropriate.
(2) The employees, equipment and facilities of all municipal departments, boards, institutions and commissions suitable for, or adaptable to emergency services activities may be designated by the Mayor as part of the total emergency management forces.
(c) All institutions and other agencies of the City government designated by the Mayor as emergency management forces shall cooperate with the Emergency Management Coordinator in the formulation of the emergency operation plan, and they shall assist the Coordinator in all matters pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 3176, passed 8-10-1991)
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