(A) To prepare the village with an effective course of action to be utilized in coping with emergencies resulting in any enemy action and natural or human-made disasters, an Emergency Management Service Organization is created to comply with the program of the state as set forth in Wis. Stats. Ch. 323.
(B) The Emergency Management Service Organization shall take action in accordance with the Emergency Management Service Plan only after the declaration of an emergency and the issuance of official disaster warnings. Such state of emergency shall continue until terminated by the issuing authority, provided that any such declaration not issued by the Governor may be terminated at the discretion of the Village President or members of the emergency operating center.
(C) It is further declared to be the purpose of this chapter and the policy of the village that all emergency management functions of the village be coordinated to the existing services and facilities of the village and with comparable functions of the federal, state, and county governments and other political subdivisions, and of various private agencies to the end that the most effective preparation and use be made of human power, resources, and facilities for dealing with any disasters that may occur.
(Prior Code, § 1.05)