Major disasters such as severe weather, floods, health epidemics, train wrecks, plane crashes, explosions, accidental releases of hazardous materials, pipeline leaks, and enemy attack pose a potential threat to public health and safety in Otsego. In recognition of these threats, it is necessary to ensure that preparations of the City will be adequate to deal with the disasters and to provide for basic health and security, and preserve the lives and property of the people of the City, it is declared necessary:
A. To establish a City emergency management organization, whose responsibility it is to plan and prepare for emergency government operations.
B. To provide for the exercise of necessary powers during emergencies.
C. To provide for the exercise of mutual aid between the City and other political subdivisions with the goal of carrying out emergency preparedness functions.
D. To comply with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes chapter 12.
E. To participate as policing district of Wright County and a fire protection jurisdiction of the cities of Albertville, Elk River, and Rogers, and review and accept their emergency plans as the City's basic plan for responses to emergencies, disasters, mutual aid, and other projects, as prescribed within this chapter and Minnesota Statutes chapter 12. (Prior Code § 5-9-1; amd. Ord. 2020-10, 6-8-2020)