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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 535/76THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER 3 i ') Being a by-law to establish a Municipal Emergency Control Plan to deal with emergencies within the Town of Pickering WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering may, pursuant to the provisions of section 243 of The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970, chapter 284, pass by-laws for health, safety, morality and welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Pickering; AND WHEREAS, by its By-law Number 214/74, the Regional Municipality of Durham enacted the Durham Region Peacetime Emergency Plan which Plan requires the Town of Pickering to prepare an emergency plan to form part of the Regional Plan; AND WHEREAS it is deemed desirable to establish a municipal emergency control plan; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. In this By-law, the term (a) "emergency" shall mean a situation or threat of an impending situation adversely affecting, or that may adversely affect, (i) the lives of persons temporarily in or resident in the Town; (ii) real or personal property in the Town; or (iii) any combination of the above, and which is specifically declared to be an emergency by the Head of Council or his designate; (b) "Emergency Control Group" shall mean those persons designated from time to time as Heads of Departments of the Town, and their designates; (c) "Head of Council" shall mean the Mayor of the Town; (d) "Municipal Emergency Control Plan" shall mean any plan implemented by the Emergency Control Group pursuant to this By-law and the Durham Region Peacetime Emergency Plan; and (e) "Town" shall mean the Town of Pickering. 2. The Head of Council of the Town may declare any situation or threat of an impending situation to be an emergency if, in his opinion, the situation or threat is of such a nature and magnitude that controlled and co-ordinated response by a number of agencies under the direction of the Emergency Control Group is or may be required. 3. (a) In the event that an emergency is declared pursuant to section 2, then the Emergency Control Group, or as many of its members as can conveniently assemble in the circumstances, shall meet at such location and at such time as the Head of Council shall direct, to prepare and implement a Municipal Emergency Control Plan. -z- 3. (b) Should the Head of Council, for whatever reason, not be able to specify to members of the Emergency Control Group a location or time of meeting as provided in subsection (a), then in that event the Emergency Control Group shall meet as soon as possible after the declaration of the emergency at the Town of Pickering Fire Station located at 1616 Bayly Street, Pickering. 4. In preparing a Municipal Emergency Control Plan, the Emergency Control Group shall take into consideration, in addition to any other relevant matters, the following: (a) the establishment of overall control of emergency operations; (b) the establishment of communications with all necessary municipal and non-municipal agencies; (c) crowd control and evacuation measures; (d) the protection of potential sources of danger; (e) temporary social services; (f) the assembly and distribution of relevant information to agencies involved and to the public. 5. Any Municipal Emergency Control Plan prepared by the Emergency Control Group shall be implemented as the Emergency Control Group directs. By-law read a first, second and third-time and PASSED this J i4 day of .' II 'AA, , 1976. Mayor ,,;.;.,iC s . Administrator-Clerk By-law read a third time and finally PASSED this d 7/ day of gkov , 1977. Mayor Administrator-Jerk