Body: Council Type: By-law Meeting: Regular Date: 2021 Collection: By-laws Municipality: South Frontenac
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TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC BY-LAW 2021-73 A_BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND EMERGENCYRESPONSEPLANAND TOADOPTAN EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANAND TO MEET OTHERREQUIREMENTS UNDERTHE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ANDCIVIL PROTECTIONACT
WHEREAS under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R. S. O. 1990.
c. E.9 and(the “Act”)Ontario Regulation 380/04(the “Reg”)every municipality~in the" Province of Ontario is required to:
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Develop and implement an emergency management program, which shall
consist of: 0
an emergency plan;
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training programs and exercises foremployees ofthe municipality and
other persons with respect to the provision of necessary serv’ices’and the
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proceduresto befollowed in emergency response andrecovery activities; publiceducationon nsksto publicsafetyandon publicpreparedness for" emergencies; and
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anyotherelementsrequiredbythestandardsforemergencymanagement set under the Act or by Emergency Management Ontario;
Designate an employee ofthe municipality ora member ofthe council as its emergency management program coordinator;
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Establish an municipal emergency program committee; Establish an municipal emergency control group;
Establishanemergency operations centreto beused bythe municipal
emergency control group in an emergency; and
Designate an employee ofthe municipality as its emergency information officer;
ANDWHE.REAS,itisPrudentthattheemergency management program developed undertheActbeinaccordancewithinternationalbestpractices,incTudingthefivecore components ofemergency management; prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery;
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^-!DiwHEREASthepurposeofsucha Programistohelpprotectpublicsafety, public
i, the environment, critical infrastructure and property during anTemeraency’and to promote economicstabilityanda disasterresilient community;
NOWTHEREroRE.. thecoundl oftheCorporation ofTheTownshipofSouth Frontenac
hereby enacts as follows:
Emergency Management Program 1.
An. Emer9er’cyManagement Pro9ramforthemunicipalitywillbedevelopedand reviewed the Emergency Management Program Committee1' consistent with and in accordance withthe Act and Reg’and international best annually by
?^.Gt-^T:!’-in^dirl5thefivecomponentsofemergency~management7nameTy:' prevention; mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery"andIsuch"
shall include: a.
-.’^. ^n^program. ?. andexercisesforemployees ofthe municipality and
other persons with respect to the provision ofnecessary services and the b.
proceresto befollowedinemergencyresponseandrecoveryactivities; public education on risks to public safety and on public preparedness for' emergencies; and
c.
any. otherelemente rec’uired bythestandardsforemergency management set underthe Act or by Emergency Management Ontario.
2.
TheEmergencyManagementProgramshallbeconsistentwiththeobjectivesof
protecting public safety, public health, the environment, critical infrastructure and
property, andto promoteeconomicstabilityanda disaster-resilientcommunity. Emergency Response Plan
The Emergency Response Plan, which has been developed in accordance with the requirements oftheAct and Reg and international best practices, andwhich isattached hereto asScheduleA isherebyadopted (the “Pian”).
Zhe-plan sha"bereviewed annuallybytheCEMCandtheTownships Municic Emergency Control Group. The CEMC is authorized to make such
administrative changes to the Plan as appropriate to keep the Plan current, such
?-SP-T!s-o.nn.?1’or9anizational and contact information updates. Any significant" revision to the body ofthe Plan shall be presented to Council forapproval. 5.
-IT,12.a.n.emer?.<?nc^existsbutllasnot^etbeerldeclaredtoexist,Township
employees and the Emergency Control Group may take such action underthe
Plan as may be required to protect property and the health, safety and welfare of
the inhabitants ofthe Township.
Community Emergency Management Coordinator
The DirectorofFireand Emergency Services, is herebyappointed astheorir
rommunjty emergency management coordinator (the “CEMC”) responsible for"
the
em ergency management program for the Township includi’n’g’maintenance of 1’.trainin9- exercises, public education and such otherduties and
responsibilities as outlined in the Act and Reg.
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TheDirectorofPublicWorksisherebyappointedasalternateCEMCsto actin place of the primary CEMC in his/her absence.
Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG) 8.
The persons from time to time holding the following positions in the municioalit b^P"ma[y members ofthe Emergency Control Group: ~ " .. -. -r–..r, a.
ChiefAdministrative Officer(CAO) (Chair) - Incident Commander
b.
CEMC and Alternates CEMCs
c.
d.
Director of Development Services Director of Corporate Services;
e.
Director of Fire and Emergency Services;
f. g.
Director of Public Services;
ExecutiveAssistanVCommunications Officer Emergency Information
Officer
h.
Clerk
Head of Council (Mayor)
TheCAOisherebyappointed aschairofthe Municipal Emergency Control
TheEmers!encycontr01 GrouPsha"meeta “Tnimum oftwiceannually andshall
Group.
Council onthedevelopment andimplementation ofthe mumci’DalitvV andshall reviewthe program annually'
MunicipalEmergencyProgramCommittee (MEPC)
11.
a.
Head ofCouncil - Mayor
b.
ChiefAdministrative Officer Clerk
c.
d.
Director of Development Services ChiefBuilding Official Deputy Chief Building Official
e.
f. g. h.
Deputy Fire Chief
ManagerofTechnical Servicesand Infrastructure
I.
J. k. I.
Director of Corporate Services
DirectorpfFireandEmergencyServices
Deputy Treasurer
m.
^.umanResourcesand Legislative Compliance Officer
n.
tions Officer
p. q.
Manager of Facilities and Solid Waste Manager of Recreation
ManagerofOperations and Fleet
r.
Deputy Mayor
s.
OPPStaffSergeant Medical Director of Public Health Frontenac ParamedicChief
t. u.
Emergency Operations Centre 12.
^^’t^^^^^^s^^s^^, Emergency Information Officer "
as the
alternate Emergency Information’Officer.' Administration
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?-s^’.w=s1 o^sa*^3J bm”-»^”"’. 16. By-laws2019-68,2018-64,2010-03,2006-11,and2004-56areherebyrepealed. Enactedthis 14’hdayofDecember, 2021
^ Ron Vandewal, Mayo?
laddocks, Clerk
