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Home My WebLink AboutBy-law 5468/99CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW# 5468/99 A By-Law to provide for a prompt and Co-ordinated Response to an Emergency Whereas pursuant to Section 3 (1) of the Emergency Plans Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E. 9, as amended, the Council of a Municipality may pass a By-Law formulating or providing for the formulation of an emergency plan governing the provision of necessary Services during an emergency and the procedures under and the manner in which employees of the municipality and other persons will respond to the emergencies. NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: Short Title 1. This By-Law may be cited as the "Emergency Measures By-Law" Interpretation 2. In this By-Law, (a) "Act" means the Emergency Plans Act, R.S.O. 1990; (b) "agent" means a person, persons, company or any other organization employed to act on behalf of the Town of Picketing; (c) "Council" means the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Picketing (d) "Councillor" means a member of Council; (e) "Director" means the Director of a Town of Pickering department; (f) "emergency" means a present or imminent event in respect to which the Town of Picketing believes prompt co-ordination of action or regulation of persons or property must be undertaken to protect property or the health, safety or welfare of people in the Town of Picketing; (g) "employee" means a person employed either part or full time by the Town of Picketing; including Part-Time firefighters; (h) "Fire Chief" means the Fire Chief of the Pickering Fire Department; (i) "CAO" means the CAO (Operations Officer) of the Town of Pickering; (J) "Mayor" means the Mayor of the Town of Pickering or a Councillor acting in the stead of the Mayor; (k) "Minister" means the member of the Executive Council to whom is assigned the administration of the Act and regulations; (Solicitor General) / Interpretation (cont'd) (1) "Municipal Emergency Measures Plans" means plans, programs or procedures prepared by the Town of Pickering, that are intended to mitigate the effects of an emergency or disaster and to provide for the safety, health or welfare of the population and the protection of property in the event of such an occurrence; (m) "Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator" means the person appointed by Council pursuant to this By-Law (Fire Chief); (n) "Municipal Emergency Measures Organization" means the organization established pursuant to this By-Law; (o) "Municipal Control Group" means the control group established pursuant to this By-Law; (p) "Municipality" means the Town of Pickering; (q) "State of Emergency Regulations", means regulations approved by the Governor in Council as amended from time to time; (r) "state of emergency" means a state of emergency declared by the Town of Pickering pursuant to the Act or renewed by the Town of Pickering pursuant to the Act and regulations made pursuant thereto and this By- Law; (s) "Part-Time firefighter" means any individual who gives of their time, skills and knowledge by providing emergency services in accordance with regulations for the Pickering Fire Department; Municipal Emergency Measures Organization 3. (1) The Council hereby establishes a Municipal Emergency Measures Organization. (2) The Municipal Emergency Measures Organization shall consist of the following committees and persons: (a) a Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee; (b) a Municipal Control Group; and (c) a Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator (Fire Chief). Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee 4. (1) The Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee shall be appointed by Council for such a term as the Council deems necessary. (2) The Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee shall at all times consist of the Mayor, Acting Mayor, no fewer than two Councillors, Municipal Emergency Measures Coordinator (Fire Chief) and the CAO, or their designates. (3) The Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee shall: (a) advise Council on the development of municipal emergency measures plans; (b) present municipal emergency measures plans to Council; (c) brief Council on developments during a state of emergency; (d) present fundamental emergency preparedness proposals including facility moving/upgrading to Council if necessary; and Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee (cont'd) (e) perform other such duties as may be required by the Council. Municipal Control Group 5. (1) The Municipal Control Group shall be appointed by Council for such a term as the Council may prescribe. (2) The Municipal Control Group shall consist of the CAO, the Emergency Measures Co-ordinator, and the department head of every municipal department or agency which is assigned emergency related functions under municipal emergency plans and, where no department or agency exists, a qualified person to represent that group. The CAO will chair the Municipal Control Group. (3) The Municipal Control Group shall include, but not be limited to, persons responsible during an emergency to provide or co-ordinate: (a) law enforcement (b) search and rescue (c) fire control services (d) hazardous materials control services (e) transportation (f) engineering services (g) water (h) wastewater control services (i) solid waste control services telecommunications (k) financial services (1) legal services (m) administrative services (n) human resource management (including health and safety) (o) information systems (p) purchasing/materials management (q) physical, social and environmental planning information (r) public information (4) The Municipal Control Group shall also include persons responsible during an emergency to co-ordinate the following functions: (a) income assistance (b) social services (c) health services Municipal Control Group (cont'd) (5) The Municipal Control Group shall: (a) assist the Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator in the preparation and co-ordination of Municipal Emergency Measures Plans; (b) advise the Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee on the development of Municipal Emergency Measures Plans; (c) upon request, assist the Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee in the presentation of Municipal Emergency Measures Plans to Council; (d) following activation of the municipal or departmental emergency plan or a declaration of state of emergency, prescribe, as necessary, duties to be fulfilled by employees, agents, and Part-Time firefighters of the municipality; (e) perform other such duties as may be required by the Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee or the Council. (6) Each member of the Municipal Control Group shall prepare an emergency plan for the emergency functions assigned in municipal emergency plans to their department, agency or area of responsibility. Members will submit plans to the Emergency Measures Executive Committee for approval. Plans include training and exercise programs. Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator 6. (1) The Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator shall be appointed for such a term as the Council deems necessary. (2) The Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator shall: (a) co-ordinate and prepare municipal emergency measures plans, training and exercises; and (b) be responsible for on-going public self-help education programs related to emergency preparedness; (c) following activation of a municipal emergency plan or a declaration of state of emergency, prescribe, as necessary, duties to be fulfilled by employees, agents, and volunteer firefighters of the Town of Picketing; and (d) perform other such duties as may be required by the Council. Agreements 7. (1) Subject to preliminary approval of Council, the Municipal Emergency Measures Control group may, as part of municipal emergency measures plans, negotiate an agreement to be approved by the Council or person designated by the Council with the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario, Durham Regional Municipality, a municipality, city or town, or any other agency or any person. (2) Any agreement negotiated under subsection (1) is not binding until it is approved by Council. Duties of Council 8. (1) The Council shall review and evaluate Municipal Emergency Measures Plans presented to it by the Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee. (2) The Council may specify additional duties to be fulfilled by the Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee, the Municipal Control Group, and the Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator. (3) The Council may appropriate and expend money. (a) to pay reasonable expenses of members of the Municipal Emergency Measures Executive Committee, the Municipal Emergency Measures Co-ordinator and the Municipal Control Group; (b) to fulfill the terms and conditions of an agreement approved by the Council pursuant to Section 7. (c) to support emergency preparedness proposals. Declaration of a State of Emergency 9. (1) The Mayor, acting under Section 4 (2) of the Act shall declare a state of emergency by completing the required documentation in accordance with current regulations. (2) With the approval of the Minister, the Council may renew a state of emergency by completing the required documentation in accordance with current regulations. (3) The Council may terminate a state of emergency by completing the required documentation in accordance with current regulations. (4) A copy of a declaration signed under this Section shall immediately be delivered or faxed to the Minister (Solicitor General), the Director Emergency Measures Ontario, and the Director of Durham Emergency Measures Organization. Notice 10. Following the signature of a declaration under Section 9, the Council shall immediately cause the details of the declaration or termination to be communicated or published by such means as the Council considers the most likely to make the contents of the declaration or termination known to the people of the area affected. Duties during an Emergency 11. (1) Following the activation of any Municipal Emergency Measures Plan(s); (a) every employee, agent, and part-time firefighter of the municipality who has a role in such emergencies as assigned in the Municipal Emergency Measures Plans, and departmental plans, shall fulfill such reporting duties as may be prescribed by those plans and any additional duties as may be prescribed by the plans and the Municipal Control Group. (2) Following the issuance of a declaration under Section 9 and for the duration of the state of emergency (a) every Councillor shall keep the Executive Committee posted respecting their whereabouts. / Repeal of Previous By-Law 12. By-Law #3372/90 is hereby repealed. By-Law read a first, second, and third time and finally passed this $~ day of lVl~ch 1999. ~ t~yne Arthurs, Mayor Bruce Taylor, Clerk