CHAPTER 34: CIVIL DEFENSE

Section

   34.01   Local municipal defense organization established; purpose

   34.02   Functions

   34.03   Composition; Director

   34.04   Director; appointment; duties; absence

   34.05   Mobile support teams

   34.06   Mutual aid agreements

   34.07   State of emergency; cooperation with state

   34.08   Training; compensation of members

   34.09   Receipt of state reimbursement

   34.10   Purchasing procedures

   34.11   Members; oath required

   34.12   Office facilities

   34.13   Appropriations; tax levy authorized

   34.14   Continuity of government; emergency vacancies

   34.15   Emergency relocation of government

   34.16   Authority at emergency location; procedures

   34.17   Emergency Operations Committee

Cross-reference:

   Mayor; extraordinary powers in emergency, see § 31.052

§ 34.01 LOCAL MUNICIPAL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE.

   There is hereby created the local municipal defense organization, to prevent, minimize, repair and alleviate injury or damage resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or natural causes in accordance with the State Civil Defense Act.

(1969 Code, § 7-1)

Statutory reference:

   Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act, ILCS Chapter 5, Act 275, §§ 1 et seq.

   Emergency Seat of Government Act, ILCS Chapter 5, Act 195, §§ 1 et seq.

   Purposes of state legislation, ILCS Chapter 275, § 2

   State Civil defense Act, ILCS Chapter 275, §§ 1 et seq.

§ 34.02 FUNCTIONS.

   The municipal civil defense organization shall perform such civil defense functions within the municipality as shall be prescribed in and by the state civil defense plan and programs prepared by the Governor, and such orders, rules, and regulations as may be promulgated by the Governor, and in addition, the organization shall perform such duties outside the corporate limits as may be required pursuant to any mutual aid agreement with any other municipality or quasi-municipality entered into as provided by the State Civil Defense Act.

(1969 Code, § 7-2)

Statutory reference:

   Authority of Governor in civil defense matters, see Ill. Rev. Stat., Chapter 275, §§ 1 et seq.

   Authority to act in concert with another political subdivision, see Ill. Rev. Stat., Chapter 275, §§ 1 et seq.

§ 34.03 COMPOSITION; DIRECTOR.

   The civil defense organization shall consist of the Director and additional members to be selected by the Director.

(1969 Code, § 7-3)

Statutory reference:

   Emergency Government Relocation Act, see ILCS Chapter 50, Act 5, §§ .01 et seq.