City of Milwaukee - File #: 070188

• File #: 070188
• Version: 0
• Type: Charter Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/8/2007
• In control: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/30/2007
• Effective date: 8/15/2007
• Title: A charter ordinance relating to emergency management services.
• Sponsors: ALD. DONOVAN
• Indexes: EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT, SECURITY MEASURES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/15/2007	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
6/8/2007	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/30/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
5/17/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearance: Daniel Alexander, Homeland Security Director, Department of Administration. Mr. Alexander reported the changes to Chapter 6 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances were to update the Emergency Management Services section of the code as required by s. 166 of the Wis., State Statutes indicating every municipality must have an emergency management program. According to Mr. Alexander, the current charter ordinance was created in 1949, with its last substantial updates and revisions in 1975. Mr. Alexander informed the committee that his office met with the City Clerk, City Attorney, Fire Department, Police Department, Health Department, Department of Public Works and the Department of Employee Relations to establish emergency guidelines consistent with today’s environment. The revision of the ordinance basically outlines the responsibilities of the Common Council and the Mayor during periods of extreme emergencies and identifies those times in which those bodies are able to act under emergency powers. It also incorporates some of the current operating principles of the National Incident Management System and requires city departments have continuity of operation plans developed in the event of an emergency and in the event their facilities become unusable that would allow them to relocate to effectively continue to provide services.	Pass	5:0
5/10/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/10/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/10/2007	0	PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/8/2007	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
070188
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. DONOVAN
Title
A charter ordinance relating to emergency management services.
Sections
6 rc
Analysis
This charter ordinance updates the city’s organization and procedures for the management of emergencies, in accordance with state and federal law. It specifically:

1) Conveys extraordinary authority to the mayor and common council in periods of extreme emergency, including the authority to temporarily suspend city ordinances and resolutions.
2) Creates an office of emergency management and homeland security services to administer emergency government operations.
3) Directs individual departments to prepare continuity of operations plans to be implemented during emergencies.
4) Specifies procedures for filling vacancies in city officer and employee positions during an emergency.
5) Establishes conditions and procedures for the declaration of an extreme emergency.
6) Requires the designation of alternate sites of government to be used during periods of extreme emergency.
7) Requires the creation of an emergency management and homeland security fund as part of the city budget.
8) Establishes a forfeiture of up to $1,000, with imprisonment for up to 40 days in default of payment, for refusing to comply with a lawful order during a period of extreme emergency.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Chapter 6 of the charter is repealed and recreated to read:

CHAPTER 6
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY

TABLE

6-01 Purpose
6-03 Definitions
6-05 Organization
6-07 Emergency Powers
6-09 Powers of the Mayor
6-11 Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
6-13 Designation of Emergency Temporary Locations
6-15 Departmental Emergency Response and Continuity of
Operations Plans
6-17 Duties of Departments
6-19 Utilization of Existing Services and Facilities
6-21 Cooperation
6-23 Funding
6-25 Emergency Management S...