As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words and terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
ATTACK: Any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner by sabotage or by the use of bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means or other weapons or processes.
COORDINATOR: The director of emergency services of the village with the duty of coordinating the emergency and disaster management program of this village.
DISASTER: An occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural, manmade or technological cause, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, epidemic, wind, storm, hazardous materials spill or other water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, epidemic, air contamination, blight, extended periods of severe and inclement weather, drought, infestation, critical shortages of essential fuels and energy, explosion, riot, hostile military or paramilitary action, public health emergencies, or acts of domestic terrorism.
DISASTER AREA: The area directly affected by or threatened with a disaster.
EMERGENCY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT: The department established by this chapter to coordinate the emergency management program within the village with private organizations, other political subdivisions, the state and federal governments.
EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR: A person designated pursuant to this chapter, in the event the officer is unavailable, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office until a successor is appointed or elected and qualified as may be provided by the constitution, statutes, charters and ordinances or until the lawful incumbent is able to resume the exercise of the powers and discharge the duties of the office.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: The efforts of this village to develop, plan, analyze, conduct, provide, implement and maintain programs for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN: The written plan of the village describing the organization, mission, and functions of this local government and supporting services for responding to and recovering from disasters.
EMERGENCY SERVICES: The coordination of functions by the village, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, as may be necessary or proper to prevent, minimize, repair, and alleviate injury and damage resulting from any natural or technological causes. These functions include, without limitation, firefighting services, police services, emergency aviation services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, warning services, communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of persons from stricken or threatened areas, emergency assigned functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services and other functions related to civilian protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to protecting life or property.
EXERCISE: A planned event realistically simulating a disaster, conducted for the purpose of evaluating the village's coordinated emergency management capabilities, including, but not limited to, testing the emergency operations plan.
ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY: The agency established by this Illinois emergency management act and the state emergency response commission.
OFFICE: Includes all elected and appointed offices of the village, the powers and duties of which are defined by state and federal laws and ordinances.
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: The president of the village, or in his or her absence or disability, the interim successor.
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY: An occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition that:
(A) Is believed to be caused by any of the following:
1. Bioterrorism;
2. The appearance of a novel or previously controlled or eradicated infectious agent or biological toxin;
3. A natural disaster;
4. A chemical attack or accidental release; or
5. A nuclear attack or accident; and
(B) Poses a high probability of any of the following harms:
1. A large number of deaths in the affected population;
2. A large number of serious or long term disabilities in the affected population; or
3. Widespread exposure to an infectious or toxic agent that poses a significant risk of substantial future harm to a large number of people in the affected population.
UNAVAILABLE: Either that a vacancy in office exists and there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or that the lawful incumbent of the office (including any deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy) and his duly authorized deputy are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office. (Ord. 2004-12, 5-20-2004)