§ 9-3. Definitions.  


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  • The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation of this chapter:

    Attack means a direct or indirect assault against this city, its government, its environs, or the nation, by forces of a hostile nation or the agents thereof, including assault by bombing, radiological, chemical or biological warfare, or sabotage.

    Chief administration officers mean the mayor and board of aldermen: The board of supervisors of Lee County shall be included, if any portion of Lee County outside the city limits is directly involved in the local emergency.

    Director shall be the executive head of the emergency management office under the direction and control of the chief administrative officers.

    Disaster volunteer means any person duly registered, identified and appointed by the director of the office of emergency management and assigned to participate in the local emergency management operational activity.

    Emergency forces means the employees, equipment and facilities of all city departments, boards, institutions, and personnel, equipment and facilities contributed by, or obtained from, volunteer persons or agencies.

    Emergency management means the preparation for the carrying out of all emergency measures and functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury, damage and loss resulting from disasters or emergencies caused by or that would be caused by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or by natural, manmade or technological causes, and the recovery therefrom. These measures and functions include, without limitation, firefighting services, police services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, warning services, natural resource and technological management services, communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of person from stricken or threatened areas, emergency welfare services, emergency transportation, plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services, and other measures and functions related to civilian protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and carrying out of the foregoing measures and functions.

    Local emergency means the duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of the county and/or city caused by such conditions as air or water pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, resource shortages or other natural or manmade conditions, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the political subdivision and require the combined forces of other subdivisions or of the state to combat.

    Regulations shall include plans, programs, and other emergency procedures deemed essential to local emergency management and operations.

    Volunteer means contributing a service, equipment or facilities to the emergency management organization without remuneration.

(Ord. of 1-22-80, § 3)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.