As used in this chapter:
(a) "Director of Emergency Management" means a person appointed to coordinate emergency planning and services in the City or as prescribed in this chapter. In the absence of an appointed person, "Director of Emergency Management" means the Mayor.
(b) "Disaster" means an occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, snow, ice or wind storm, wave action, oil spills, water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, utility failure, hazardous peacetime radiological incident, major transportation accident, epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought, infestation, explosion, riot or hostile military or paramilitary action. Riots and other civil disorders are not within the meaning of this term unless they directly result from and are an aggravating element of the disaster.
(c) "District Coordinator" means the State Police District Emergency Services Coordinator or his or her authorized representative.
(d) "Emergency operations plan" means the City emergency operations plan which has been prepared under Section 250.07 to coordinate disaster response and recovery in the City.
(e) "Emergency preparedness" means and includes preparations for and relief from the effects of natural and man-made disasters, and includes civil defense.
"Emergency preparedness forces" means all disaster relief forces; all agencies of the Municipal government, private and volunteer personnel and public officers and employees; and all other persons or groups of persons having duties or responsibilities under this chapter or pursuant to a lawful order or directive authorized by this chapter.
(g) "Emergency preparedness volunteer" means any person duly registered and appointed by the Director and assigned to participate in the emergency preparedness activity.
(h) "Emergency situation" means any situation confronting a community requiring emergency actions of a lesser nature than a disaster, including, but not limited to, civil disturbances, labor strikes, visits by national or international dignitaries and build-up activities prior to an actual disaster.
(i) "Mayor" means the Chief elected official of the City, and "Council" means Council of the City.
(j) "State of disaster" means a declaration by executive order or proclamation of the Governor under Act 390 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended (M.C.L.A. 30.401 et seq.), which declaration activates the disaster response and recovery aspects of State, local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans and authorizes the deployment and use of forces to which the plans apply.
(k) "State of emergency" means a declaration by the Mayor pursuant to this chapter, which declaration activates the disaster response and recovery aspects of the City emergency operations plan and authorizes the deployment and use of Municipal forces to which the plan applies.
(Res. 80-55. Passed 1-21-80.)