TITLE 65
ORDINANCE REGARDING DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED by the legal voters of the Town of Goshen in meeting assembled:
RESOLVED: To adopt the following ordinance:
Declaration of local disaster emergency – Authority.
The chief executive officer of the municipality is authorized to declare a local disaster emergency in accordance with the terms of Connecticut General Statutes sections 28-8a(a) and 28-1(8).
Declaration of local disaster emergency – Effect.
Upon the declaration of a local disaster emergency by the chief executive officer of the municipality, the chief executive officer and the local emergency management director may exercise all powers and authority granted to the municipality and/or its chief executive officer under Title 28 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Activation of emergency operations center; determination of need for declaration of local disaster emergency.
In times of serious disaster or civil emergency, the chief executive officer of the municipality is authorized to activate the municipal emergency operations center. The Connecticut State Police, Troop B Canaan, the chief of the municipal fire department, the municipal health officer, the emergency management director, or their designated representatives, shall assist the chief executive officer in evaluating the need for the declaration of a local disaster emergency.
This ordinance shall become effective fifteen days after its publication in a newspaper having circulation in the Town of Goshen.
Adopted: April 10, 2006
Published: April 14, 2006
Effective: April 29, 2006
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