§ 20-4. Emergency Management Coordinator.

(a) 

Upon approval by resolution of the City Council, St. Clair County's Emergency Management Coordinator shall be appointed as the Emergency Management Coordinator for the City, as permitted by the Act and pursuant to a written emergency management agreement between the county and the City.

(b) 

The Emergency Management Coordinator shall comply with the standards and requirements established by the Department of State Police Emergency Management Division, under the authority of the Act, in accomplishing the following:

(1) 

Direct and coordinate the development of the St. Clair County Emergency Operations Plan, in accordance with the policies and plans established by the appropriate federal and state agencies;

(2) 

Coordinate all emergency management functions pertaining to disaster prevention, mitigation, relief, and recovery operations within the City, including maintaining the county emergency operations centers;

(3) 

Coordinate county emergency management activities with those of other municipalities included in the county's emergency management program, as well as with other municipalities, the state, and adjacent counties;

(4) 

File the necessary paperwork required for funding, filing of flash reports, and developing assistance requests for the City with the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management/Homeland Security Division;

(5) 

Work with the emergency management liaison when involved in emergency management activities that involve the City;

(6) 

Assist the emergency management liaison with the development of the City's support emergency operations plan to assure that it meets specified requirements and is compatible with the St. Clair County Emergency Operations Plan; and

(7) 

Review the support emergency operations plan with the City and the County Office of Emergency Management at least once every two years and, upon deeming it adequate, certify the plan to be current and adequate for the ensuing two years.

3-25-2013 by Ord. No. 1348