§ 30-12. Emergency operations center.

(a)

The office of emergency management is responsible for developing and maintaining the emergency operations center. The emergency operations center shall be equipped and maintained to support the management of disasters and/or emergencies within the town.

(b)

The office of emergency management shall maintain trained emergency operations center staff members in sufficient numbers who are available in the event of emergency operations center activation. Emergency operations center staff members may be town employees from any division of the town, or emergency management volunteers who are trained and assigned to the emergency operations center in the event of emergency operations center activation.

(c)

The office of emergency management will conduct periodic training and exercises to evaluate and practice the functions that will be necessary during a disaster or emergency.

(d)

The office of emergency management shall maintain a secondary emergency operations center for use in the event the primary emergency operations center is not available.

(Ord. No. 1245, § 2, 12-16-2014)