(A) The village EMA shall perform all emergency management functions within the village as shall be prescribed in and by the State Emergency Operations Plan and programs, orders, rules, and regulations as may be promulgated by the state EMA, and in addition shall perform those duties outside the corporate limits as may be required pursuant to any mutual aid agreement or compact with any other political subdivision, municipality, or quasi- municipality entered into as provided by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
(B) Service as mobile support team.
(1) All or any members of the village EMA organization may be designated as members of a mobile support team created by the Governor or Director of the state EMA as provided by law.
(2) The leader of that mobile support team shall be designated by the Coordinator of the village EMA organization.
(3) Any member of a mobile support team who is a village employee or officer while serving on call to duty by the Governor, or the State Director, shall receive the compensation and have the powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities incident to employment or office. Any member who is not a paid officer or employee of the village, while so serving, shall receive from the state reasonable compensation as provided by law.
(C) If the Governor proclaims that a disaster exists in the form of an occurrence or threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or technological cause, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, 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, or acts of domestic terrorism, it shall be the duty of the village EMA to cooperate fully with the state EMA and with the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers as provided by law.
(D) The village EMA shall oversee the operation of related programs, including the Citizens Corps program and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, and act to coordinate the planning and operation of such programs with corresponding programs at the state level and with the other activities of the village EMA.
(Ord. 2004-O-002, passed 1-20-04)