HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law No. 2004-091 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM
BY-LAW NO.2004-091
A BY-LAW REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR
THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT,
THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY,AND TO PROMOTE
ECONOMIC STABILITY AND A DISASTER-RESILIENT COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, Subsection 3 (1) of the Emergency Management Act, RSO 1990, Chapter
E.9, as amended, which requires the development and implementation of an Emergency
Management Program by Council;
AND WHEREAS, this Act requires the emergency management program to conform to
standards promulgated by Emergency Management Ontario in accordance with
international best practices, including the four core components of emergency
management, namely: mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; and
also makes provision for the municipality and council to develop and implement an
emergency management program to protect public safety, public health, the environment,
the critical infrastructure and property, and to promote economic stability and a disaster-
resilient community.
AND WHEREAS, this Act makes provision for the Head of Council to declare that an
emergency exists in the community or in any part thereof and also provides the Head of
Council with authority to take such action or make such orders as he/she considers
necessary and are not contrary to law, to implement the emergency response plan and
respond to an emergency;
AND WHEREAS, the Act provides for the designation of one or more members of
council who may exercise the powers and perform the duties of the head of Council
during his/her absence or his/her inability to act;
AND WHEREAS, the Act authorizes employees of a community to respond to an
emergency in accordance with the emergency response plan where an emergency exists
but has not yet been declared to exist;
NOW THEREFORE,be it resolved:
I. THAT an Emergency Management Program be developed and implemented in
accordance with the standards published by Emergency Management Ontario in
accordance with international best practices;
2. THAT the Head of Council or designated alternate, as provided in the plan, be
empowered to declare an emergency and implement the emergency response plan;
3. THAT certain appointed officials or their designated alternates, as provided in the
approved community emergency response plan are empowered to cause an
emergency notification to be issued to members of the Community Control Group,
and to respond to emergency in accordance with the emergency response plan where
an emergency exists but has not yet been declared to exist;
4. THAT annually, the Bayham Community Emergency Program Committee will cause
the emergency response plan to be reviewed and to make such changes to its
appendices as are considered appropriate while referring all other changes to Council
for further review and approval.
5. THAT the emergency response plan attached hereto as Schedule "A" of this By-Law
is hereby adopted.
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6. THAT By-law 2000-19 and any amendments thereto be rescinded.
7. THAT this By-law shall be enacted and of full force and effect upon final passing.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS
18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2004.
MAYOR (-J41 -titi
CLERK