HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 7620/18The. Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No. 7620/18
Being a by-law to adopt a Community Emergency
Management Program (CEMP) and Emergency
Response Plan and to meet other Requirements under
the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act,
and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the
Inhabitants of the City of Pickering.
Whereas under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990,`
c. E.9 and Ontario Regulation 380/04 (the "Act") every municipality in the province is
required to:
1. Develop and implement a Community Emergency Management Program (CEMP),
which shall consist of:
An emergency plan;
• Training programs and exercises for employees of the municipality and other
persons with respect to the provisionof 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
Any other elements required by the standards for emergency management set
under the Act or by Emergency Management Ontario;
2. Designate an employee of the municipality or a member of the council as its
community emergency management program coordinator;
3. Establish an emergency management program committee;
4 Establish an emergency control group;
5. Establish an emergency operations centre to be used by the municipal emergency
control group in an emergency; and
6. Designate an employee of the municipality as its emergency information officer;
Whereas it is prudent that the community emergency 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;
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And whereas the purpose of such a program is to help, protect public safety, public
health, the environment, critical infrastructure and property during an emergency and to
promote economic stability and a disaster resilient community;
Now therefore the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enactsas
follows:
Community Emergency Management Program
1 A Community Emergency Management Program (CEMP) for the municipality will
be developed and reviewed annuallyby•the Community Emergency Management
Pro. gram Committee '(CEMPC): The program will be consistent with and in
accordance with the Act and international best practices including the five core.'
components of emergency management,namely: prevention, mitigation,
preparedness, response and recovery, and: such program shall include:
training programs and exercises for employees of the .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
emergencies, and
c any other elements required by the standards for emergency management
set under the Act or by Emergency Management Ontario.
The CEMP shall be consistent with the obJectives of protecting public safety,
public health, the environment, critical infrastructure and property, and to promote
economic stability and: a disaster -resilient community.
mergency Response Plan
The Emergency Response Plan, 'which; has been`developed in accordance with
the requirements of the Act and international best practices, and which is attached
hereto as Schedule A is hereby adopted (the "Plan")
The Plan shall be reviewed annually by the Community Emergency Management
Coordinator (CEMC) and the City's Community Emergency Management Program
.Committee, 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: Any significant revision to the body of the Plana
shall be presented to Council for approval.
When an emergency exists but has not yet been declared to exist, City employees
and the Emergency Control Group may takesuch action under the Plan as may
be required to protect property and the health, safety and welfare of the
inhabitants of the City:
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Community Emergency Management Coordinator.
1. The Fire Chief, is hereby appointed as the primary community emergency
management coordinator (the "CEMC") responsible for the emergency
management program for the City including maintenance of the Plan, training,
exercises, public education and such other duties and responsibilities as outlined
in. the Act.
2 The Deputy Fire Chief(s), are hereby appointed as alternate CEMCs to act in
place of the primary CEMC in his/her absence.
Community Emergency Management Program Committee.(CEMPC)
1. The Fire Chief is hereby appointed as chair of the.Community Emergency
Management Program Committee
2. The persons from time totime holding the following positions in the municipality,
or their designates, shall be members of the Community Emergency Management
Program Committee:
a. Chief Administrative Officer(CAO)
b CEMC and Alternates CEMCs
c Director, City Development &Chief Building Official (CBO)
Director, Community Services
e Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
f. Director, Engineering Services
Director, Finance & Treasurer
h. Fire Chief
3 The Community Emergency Management Program Committee shall advise
Council on the development and implementation of the City's Emergency
Management Program and shall review the program annually.
Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG)
The persons from time to time holding the following positions in the municipality, or their
designates, shall be members of the Emergency Control Group (ECG):
1. Head of Council- Mayor,
2 MECG Manager — Chief Administrative Officer
3. MECG Advisor — Fire Chief
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Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG) Composition (continued)
4. Emergency Information Officer (Designated ElO) - Coordinator, Corporate
Communications & Community Engagement
5 Fire Services Officer — Deputy Fire'Chief
6. IT Officer Manager, Information Technology,
7 Community Services & Facilities Officer.- Director, Community ,Services
8 Operations Officer — Director, Engineering Services
9. Finance Officer -~ Director, Finance & Treasure)
10.. Legal Officer — Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
11:Administrative Support.. Coordinator -- Supervisor, Administrative Services
12.- :Administrative Support, -Administrative Assistants
13. Durham. Emergency, Management Office (DEMO) Director of Emergency
Management
142. Police Services Officer DRPS Ajax, Pickering Inspector
15. Region of Durham Paramedic Service ;.
16. Transit Officer- Durham Region Transit -Durham West Ops: MGR.
Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
The Emergency Control Group has established a primary and an alternate Emergency
Operations Centre for use in anemergency and with the appropriate technological and
telecommunications systems to.ensure effective.communication in an emergency.' The
locations of the Emergency Operations Centres are identified in an annex to the Plan.
Emergency Information Officer (EIQ)
The Cit's ;
y° Coordinator, .Corporate Communications &Community Engagement is
hereby appointed as the Emergency Information Officer for the municipality to act as the
primary media and public contact for the municipality in an emergency. It is important to
note that the Corporate Communications Manager is designated as the:Emergency
Information Officer. The EIO will control all communications,;:press releases issued, and
social media messaging. However, the Mayor or his designate will conduct press
conferences and briefings:
Administration
1 The Plan shall be made available to the public for inspection on the City website,
and for copying at City Hall, One the Esplanade, Pickering, Ontario during regular
business hours.
2 The Plan, or any amendments to the Plan,'shall`be submitted to the Chief,
Emergency Management Ontario identified in the Act.
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3, By-law 7440/15 is hereby repealed.
4. The provisions of this By-law shall come in to effect on the date of its passing.
By-law passed this 14th day of May, 2018.
David Ryan,
D.
Debbie Shields, City Clerk