(A) It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to establish an organization that will ensure the complete and efficient utilization of all municipal resources during periods of emergency.
(B) The Township of Montrose Office of Emergency Services will be the coordinating agency responsible for township-wide emergency preparedness; it will provide the means through which the Township Board and the Supervisor may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in them by this chapter, and Emergency Management Act, being M.C.L.A. §§ 30.401 - 30.421, as amended.
(C) This chapter will not relieve any elected officials or municipal departments of the normal responsibilities or authority given by general law or local ordinance, nor will it affect the work of the American Red Cross or other volunteer agencies organized for relief in a natural disaster.
(Ord. 77-9, passed 11-28-1977)