(A) Generally. The Chief Executive Officer of the town is authorized to declare a local disaster emergency in accordance with the terms of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 28-8a(a) and 28-1(8).
(B) Note. Section 28-8(a) contains a very broad provision that allows the Chief Executive Officer in which a major disaster or emergency occurs, or his or her designee, to, among other things, take action as he or she deems necessary to mitigate the major disaster or emergency. Section 28-1(8) defines a LOCAL CIVIL PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY or DISASTER EMERGENCY as an emergency declared by the Chief Executive Officer of any town or city in the event of a serious disaster affecting the town or city.
(Ord. passed 3-12-2007)