Body: Council Type: By-law Meeting: Regular Date: 2019 Collection: By-laws Municipality: South Frontenac
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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC BY-LAW 2019-68 A By-law to adopt an Emergency Management Program and Emergency Response Plan and to meet other Requirements under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
WHEREAS under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R. S. O. 1990,
c. E.9 (the “Act”) and Ontario Regulation 380/04 (the “Reg”) every municipality in the Province of Ontario is required to:
Develop and implement an emergency management program, which shall consist of:
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an emergency plan;
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training programs and exercises for employees ofthe municipality and other persons with respect to the provision of necessary services and the procedures to be followed in emergency response and recovery activities; public education on risks to public safety and on public preparedness for
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emergencies; and 0
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anyotherelements required bythe standards for emergency management
set under the Act or by Emergency Management Ontario; Designate an employee of the municipality or a member of the council as its emergency management program coordinator;
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Establish an municipal emergency program committee; Establish an municipal emergency control group;
Establish an emergency operations centre to be used bythe municipal emergency control group in an emergency; and
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Designate an employee ofthe municipality as its emergency information officer;
ANDWHEREASit is prudentthattheemergency management program developed
under the Act be in accordance with international best practices, including the five core
components of emergency management; prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery;
ANDWHEREASthe purpose ofsuch a program isto helpprotect publicsafety, public health the environment critical infrastructure and property during an emergency and to promote economic stability and a disaster resilient community;
NOWTHEREFORE the Council ofthe Corporation ofThe Township of South Frontenac hereby enacts as follows:
Emergency Management Program 1
An Emergency Management Program forthe municipalitywill bedeveloped and reviewed annually by the Emergency Management Program Committee' consistent with and in accordance with the Act and Reg and international best
practices, including the five components of emergency management, namely: prevention mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery^ and such program
shall include: a.
b.
training programs and exercises for employees ofthe municipality and otherpersons with respect to the provision of necessary services and the procedures to be followed in emergency response and recovery activities; public education on risks to public safety and on public preparedness for emergencies; and
c.
any other elements required by the standards for emergency management
set under the Act or by Emergency Management Ontario.
The Emergency Management Program shall beconsistentwiththeobjectives of
protecting public safety, public health, the environment, critical infrastructure and
property, andto promote economic stabilityanda disaster-resilient community.
Emergency Response Plan
The Emergency Response Plan, which has been developed in accordance with the requirements ofthe Act and Reg and international best practices, and which is attached hereto as Schedule A is hereby adopted (the “pian”).
^tLe-PJanshi"b?rewewed annuai!ybythe CEMCandtheTownships Municipal Emergency Control Group. The CEMC is authorized to make such
administrative changes to the Plan as appropriate to keep the Plan current, such
as personnel, organizational and contact information updates. Anysignificant revision to the bodyofthe Planshall bepresented to Council forapproval.
Yyh^. nan^emer’?encyexists
but has not yet been declared to exist,
Township
employees and the Emergency Control Group maytake such action underthe
Plan as may be required to protect property and the health, safety and welfare of
the inhabitants of the Township.
Community Emergency Management Coordinator 6.
Itl^?ir^t°^f_Fire and Emer9ency Services is hereby appointed
as the
primary
community emergency management coordinator (the “CEMC”)responsible for'
theemergencymanagementprogramfortheTownshipincludingmaintenanceof the Plan, training, exercises, public education and such otherduties and responsibilities as outlined in the Act and Reg. 7.
The DirectorofPublicServices is herebyappointed asalternate CEMCsto act in place of the primary CEMC in his/herabsence.
Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG) 8.
The persons from time to time holding the following positions in the municioalit
shallbePnmary members ofthe Emergency Control Group: a.
ChiefAdministrative Officer (CAO) (Chair) - Incident Commander
b.
CEMC and Alternates CEMCs
c.
Director of Development Services Director of Corporate Services;
d.
Director of Fire and Emergency Services;
e.
f. g.
Director of Public Services; Clerk - Emergency Information Officer Head of Council (Mayor)
h.
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The CAO is herebyappointed aschairofthe Municipal Emergency Control Group.
Th.eE-mergencycontrol Groupsha11meeta minimumoftwiceannuallyandshall the ^-yise-counc"on deye l°Pment and implementation of the municipaiity’s Emergency Management Programandshallreviewtheprogram annuaily
Municipal Emergency Program Committee (MEPC) 11.
Thepersons from timeto time holdingthefollowing positions inthe municioalit w their designate, shall bethe members ofthe Municipal Emergency’"’ ‘""’"""’'
Management Program Committee: a. Head of Council - Mayor b. Chief Administrative Officer c. Clerk d. Director of Development Services e. Chief Building Official f. Assistant Fire Chief g. Public Services Technical Support Supervisor h.
Director of Public Services
Director of Corporate Services
j.
Directorof Fire and Emergency Services
I. m. n.
Human Resources Officer ExecutiveAssistant Deputy Mayor
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OPP StaffSergeant
p. q.
Medical Director of Public Health Frontenac ParamedicChief
k.
Deputy Treasurer
Emergency Operations Centre
- A primaryandan^alternate Emergency Operations Centre havebeenestablished
foLus.eJ)ytheMECG inanemer9ency andwiththeappropriatetechnologicaT
and telecommunications systems to ensure effective communication in an emergency. Thejocations ofthe Emergency Operations Centres are identified in an annex to the Plan.
Emergency Information Officer
- TheTownship Clerk is herebyappointed asthe Emergency Information Officer the municipalityto actasthe primary media andpubliccontactforthe
municipality in_an emergency. The CAOwill act asthe alternate Information Officer. Administration
ThePlanshallbemadeavailabletothepublicforinspectionandcopyinaatthe
Iownsh^p.Adm"1istrationoffice'4432Geor9eStreet. ‘Sydenham,OrtariS,“durir regular business hours.
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The Plan, oranyamendments to the Plan, shall besubmitted to the Chief. Emergency Management Ontario identified in the Act
By-laws 2018-64, 2010-03, 2006-11, and2004-56 are hereby repealed.
DatedattheTownship ofSouth Frontenac this 19thdayofNovember. 2019. Read a first and second time this 19th day of November, 2019
Read a third time and finally passed this 19thday of November, 2019. THE CORPORATION OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC
Ron Vahdewal, Mayor
Qrwh. fharl.inrto^ Angela Maddocks, Cleric
