HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 47 - 2/24/1958 - LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSEOrdinance No, 47
AN ORDINANCE relating to
Local Cavil Defense
HE IT ORDAINED by the Fresidpnt and Board of Trustees of
the Village of. Elk Grove Village, Plinois,
Sectio_n_l. Establishment , There is hereby created tare
local -municipal civil defense organization to prevent; Ymnimize, re;hair ;
and allevi.ate injury or damage resulting from disaster caused by everny
attar:it,. �abotage or other hostile action or from natural disaster, in
accordaAce with "The Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951"
This civil defense organization shall consist of the director and
addition&l members to be seler,ted by the director
Section 2 Director. 7)w– director of the Municipal defevise
organization shall be appointed by the 'President and hoard of ?'rustc.ae and
shall serve until removed by thea sal-n,e,.
The director shall have direct responsiiailjay for the organization
admini.stratim ., training, and operation of than r ivil defense orgxlization
subject to the direction and ,ontrol of the President and Board of Trustees
as provided by statute.
In the event of the abseoc.P resignation death, or inability to sv�r c;
of the director, the President of the ViV: igen or any person designated by
him shall be and act as director until a iYew appointment is made as provided
by this ordinance,
Section 3, F'unc'tions. The my*n.iripal rivi.l deftrjee organi aboll
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shall perform suchil defense functions within the municipatit.y as shall
he prescribed in and by the state civil defense p}an aied progra.vn Prepared
by the Governor, and su(,;:h orders. .cul and regulatior:s as may be
promulgated by the Governor and in adlition shall perform such duties
outsider the corporate limits as may be required pursuant to any .Muteta.l
Aid Agreement with any other politi^iJ. trabdiviJon, rnuniripality or
quasi -municipality entered ,nto as pxovi�itd by the "Uhrons, Givak L)efense
Act of 1951".
Section 4, Service as MobJr='15r.pyort Team, .All or any rnemberk
of the municipal civvD.. defense organj?;,—. .jh xca.,y> be rleasignated a.,) me.snbere
of a Mobile Support Team created icy the Pa cte director of er�rii eh.f,nsa+ as
provided by law.
The leader of such. Mobile Support Tearo shall be designated by the
director of the municipal civil defense organization.
Any member of a Mobile Support Tearu is a municipal employee or
officer while serving on call to ditty by the Governor or the state director
of civil defense, shall receive: the c ornpceat.^.ation and have the glowers, duties
rights, and immunities incident to sur.'h omptoyment or office: .Any sutJ,
member who is not a paid officer or cintiogee of the munic-ipality smteita eo
serving shah receive from the state re sona.bte compeneat.ionas provided
by law..
Section- 5, Agreements with other political subdivi-kne. The
director of the civil defense organization may negotiate Mutual. Aid
agreements with other municipal corporations or political subdivisions of
the state,but no such agreement shall be effective until it has been approved
by the Board of Trustees and by the state director of civil defense,
Section 6, Emergency Action. If the Governor declares that
a civil defense emergency exists in the event of actual enemy attack upon
the United States or the occurrence within the State of Illinois of major
disaster resulting from enemy sabotage or other, hostile action or from
natural disaster, it shall be the duty of the municipal civil defense
organization to cooperate fully with the state office of civ£1 defense and with
the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers as provided by law,.
Section 7. Compensation. Members of the civil. defense
organization who are paid employees or officers of the municipality„ if
called for training by the state director of civil defense,shall receive for
the time spent in such training the same rate of pay as is attached to the
position held; members who are not such municipal employees or officers
shall receive for such trading time such compensation as may be established
by the Hoard of Trustees.
Section 8, .Reimbursement by State, The state treasurer may
receive and allocate to the appropriate fond any reimturseme�nt by the state
to the municipality for expenses incident to training, members of the civil
defense organization as prescribed by the state director of civil defense,.
compensation for services and expenses of members of a Mobile Support
Team while serving outside the municipality in response to a call by the
Governor or state director of civil defense„ as provided by law, and any
other reimbursement made by the stae incident to civil. defense activities,
as provided by law.,
Section 9, Purchases and Expenditures, The Board of Trustees
may, on. recommendation of the municipal director of civil defense, authorize
any purchase or contracts necessary to place the municipality in a position
to combat effectively any disaster resulting from the explosion of any r?ucl.eara
or other bomb or missile., and to protect the public health and, a.fety,
protect property„ and provide emergency assi.startre to victims in the case
of, such disaster, or from natural disaster -
In the event of enemy caused or natural disaster, the municipal.
director of civil defense is authorized on behalf of the municipality„ to
procure such services, supplies„ equip rnent or material as may be ner eosar
for such purposes, in view of the exigency, without regard to the statutory
procedures or formalities normally prescribed by law pertaining to municipal
contracts or obligations;, as authorized by "The Illinois Civil Defense Act of
195111„ provided that if the Board of Trustees meets at such time; he, shall
act subject to the directions and restrictions imposed by that body.
Section 10, Oath. Livery pe.reon appointed to serve in any capacity
i.n the municipal civi 1 defense organization shall. before entering upon his
duties subscribe to the following oath, which shall be filed with the director _
"I Local Civil Defense
Director of the civil, defense orninira¢son of EM, Grove Village do solernnl.y
swear that I will support and defend and bear true faith and altegiarir e to the
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Constitution of the United States, and the Cmstitution of the State of
Illinois. and the territory institutions and fa, i.lities thereof: both public
and private, against all enemies, foreign and domestic the I take this
obligation freely, without any mental .reservation or purpose of evasion,
and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which :X am
about to eatery And I do further swear that 1 do not advocate: nor am 1
nor have I been a member of any political par'l,y or organization that
advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this
State by force or violence; and that during such time as I am affiliated with
the (Name of
Organization), I will not advocate nor become a member of any political
party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of
the United States or of this state by force or violence.. "
Section 11, Office,. The Village President is authorized to
designate space in the village hall ur elsewhere, as may be provided for by
the Village Board for the municipal civil. defenee orgainization as its office.
Section 12.. A ropriation - Levi of axis, The Village Board
may.have an appropriation for civil defense purposes in the manner
provided by law,; and may levy in addition for civil defense purposes only,
a tax not to exceed five )5� c:ents per hundred (ICO) dollars of the assessed
value of all taxable property in, addition to all, otber taxes. as provided
by "The Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951",.
Section 13,. This ordinance shall be in full force from and
after its passage and approval„ as provided by law -
PASSED; this 24th
APPROVED: this 24th
AT'T'EST-.
Margaret C. Petrie _
Village Cleric
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day of February 1958,
day of Pebruary 1958.,
Charles A. Ho&Lmair
_ President