The Village Fire Chief of the Tolono Fire Protection District shall serve as the village's emergency management coordinator and, as authorized by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, 20 ILCS 3305/10, as may hereinafter be amended, shall serve as the village's liaison officer who shall facilitate the cooperation and protection of the village in the work of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery with applicable governmental bodies, relief services, police and emergency authorities, and any other organizations. Inthe event of the absence, resignation, death or inability of the Village Fire Chief to serve as the emergency management coordinator and as the liaison officer, the Village Administrator shall serve as the emergency management coordinator and as the liaison officer. In the absence of either the Village Fire Chief or the Village Administrator, the same power and authority stated above, shall be granted to those persons listed in the following line of succession:
(A) Fire Chief;
(B) Deputy Fire Chief;
(C) Police Chief;
(D) Deputy Police Chief;
(E) Public Works Director;
(F) Person appointed by the Village President and confirmed by the Board of Trustees at its earliest opportunity.
(Ord. 2020-O-8, passed 3-19-2020)