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
(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)
(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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