CHAPTER 38: RAVE ALERT POLICY
Section
Generally
   38.01   Introduction
   38.02   System responsibility
System Overview
   38.15   Data sources
   38.16   Employee data
   38.17   911 data
   38.18   White and yellow page data
   38.19   Opt-in and opt-out pages
Public Notification Usages
   38.35   Emergency versus non-emergency usage
   38.36   Emergency usage
   38.37   Public notification policy and procedural issues for emergency use
   38.38   Non-emergency uses
   38.39   Public notification policy and procedure for non-emergency use
   38.40   Training
   38.41   Community use
GENERALLY
§ 38.01 INTRODUCTION.
   (A)   Mass notification systems allow large numbers of people to be contacted simultaneously via multiple methods including land-line phones, cell phones, text messages and email. A new mass notification system has been implemented in the village. The system, RAVE Alerts is capable of quickly disseminating information to the population of the village, including village RAVE employees, in less than ten minutes.
   (B)   (1)   RAVE Alerts will have the following capabilities:
         (a)   Ability to notify employees in an emergency;
         (b)   Ability to notify the community in an emergency; and
         (c)   Ability for the community to add additional methods of notification including cell phone, email, text messaging for emergency and non-emergency notifications.
      (2)   Community is defined as residents, businesses and frequent visitors to the village. This chapter is not intended to replace personnel recall policies and procedures for police employees.
(Ord. 2019-O-13, passed 10-1-2019)
§ 38.02 SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITY.
   (A)   The Village Board President and/or his or her designee will oversee the overall use of the system. The Police Department will have the primary responsibility for the dissemination of emergency information regarding imminent police and fire incidents. The Information Systems Department is responsible for the technical maintenance, data upload and the overall technical operation of the system.
   (B)   Non-emergency communications will be facilitated by designated village departments and personnel under the direction on the Village Board President. All public safety nonemergency communications will be directed and facilitated by designated public safety personnel.
(Ord. 2019-O-13, passed 10-1-2019)
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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