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BEING A BYLAW OF THE SUMMER VILLAGE OF CASTLE ISLAND IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA TO ESTABLISH AN EMERGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Chapter E-6.8 Local Emergency Management Act establishes the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation; and
WHEREAS, the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation requires a local authority, if the local authority is a municipal Council, to establish by Bylaw:
An Emergency Advisory Committee; and
An Emergency Management Agency;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Summer Village of Castle Island, in the Province of
Alberta, duly assembled, enacts as follows;
TITLE
This Bylaw may be cited as the "Emergency Bylaw"
DEFINITIONS
In this Bylaw:
'Agency" refers to the Emergency Management Agency as established under this Bylaw;
"Alberta Emergency Management Agency" (AEMA) means that part of the public service of Alberta which leads the coordination and co-operation of all organizations involved in emergencies and disasters;
"Committee" refers to the Emergency Advisory Committee as established under this Bylaw.
"Director of Emergency Management" "DEM" means the person holding the position of Director of Emergency Management as appointed by Council, or designate for the Summer Village of Castle Island pursuant to Section 3(2)(b) of the Local Emergency Management Regulation;
"Emergency" means an event that requires prompt coordination of action or special regulation of persons or property to protect the safety, health or welfare of people or to limit damage to property or the environment;
"Emergency Management Plan" means a plan prepared in accordance with Section 4 of the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation;
"Managing Director" means the person designated under Section 3.1(2), of the Emergency Management Act and includes any person acting in the capacity of the Managing Director;
"State of Local Emergency" means a state of local emergency declared in accordance with the provisions of the Act and this Bylaw.
EMERGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
An Emergency Advisory Committee is established consisting of all members of Council. The Mayor is the Chair of the Emergency Advisory Committee. In the absence of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor will preside. In the event that both Mayor and Deputy Mayor are absent, the chair will be elected by the remainder of Council.
The purpose of the Emergency Advisory Committee is to provide guidance and recommendations to the Emergency Management Agency
The Committee shall meet at least annually and may meet more frequently at the call of the chair to review the development of Emergency plans and programs and to make such recommendations as the Committee deems advisable in respect of them, including:
Reviewing the Emergency Management Plan and related plans and programs and any proposed revisions to the Emergency Management Plan or related plans and programs, on a regular basis; and
Reviewing any Emergency Management policies developed by the Committee for adoption by the Council, and presenting such policies to the Council.
Quorum of the Emergency Advisory Committee shall consist of two members of Council except when the Committee is exercising its powers with respect to declaring a State of Local Emergency in which case a quorum is as prescribed in Section 8 of this Bylaw.
PROCEDURE FOR DECLARING STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
Council's power to declare, renew or terminate a State of Local Emergency, or to expand or reduce the part of the Municipality to which a State of Local Emergency applies, is delegated to the Committee subject to the provisions of this Bylaw.
Any two members of the Emergency Advisory Committee constitutes a quorum of the Committee for the purpose of making a decision to declare a State of Local Emergency, renew a State of Local Emergency, terminate a State of Local Emergency or expand or reduce the part of the Municipality to which a State of Local Emergency applies.
DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
The Director of Emergency Management is appointed as the Director of Emergency Management (DEM) by Council.
The DEM may appoint one or more Deputy Directors as required.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
There is established an Emergency Management Agency (the Agency):
Reporting to the DEM and acting as the agent of the Council in exercising the Council's powers and duties under the Act subject to the directions and limitations set out in this Bylaw; and
Having other roles and responsibilities as set out in this Bylaw.
Membership of the Agency may consist of:
The DEM, who shall direct the activities of and preside at meetings of the Agency;
Any Deputy Director;
The Fire Chief;
The Officer in Charge of the Summer Village of Castle Island Royal Canadian Mounted Policy detachment;
Representatives of the municipality's senior leadership team appointed by the CAO; and
Includes any person that a member of the Agency may assign to act in the member's absence.
The DEM may invite representatives of external organizations to work with the Agency in developing the Emergency Management Plan or related plans or programs, or in implementing the Emergency Management Plan or related plans or programs after they have been adopted or approved, including without limitation representatives of: the Indigenous community, the Government of Alberta, industry or industry groups, business or business groups, utility and telecommunication providers, community organizations, local leaders, support groups, emergency social service organizations, and mutual aid partners.
The Emergency Management Agency is responsible for administering the Emergency Management Plan.
The Agency shall act as agent of the Council in exercising the Council's duties to prepare and approve Emergency plans and to cause an Emergency plan or program to be put into operation.
The Agency shall submit an annual report to the Emergency Advisory Committee on the status of Emergency Management plans and programs including an annual assessment of the Municipality's state of emergency preparedness.
The Agency shall generally support and provide assistance and guidance to the DEM in the development, implementation and coordination of Emergency Management plans and programs, including without limitation at the DEM's request:
Assisting in development and ongoing review of the Municipality's Emergency Management Plan and any other documents that relate to or support the Emergency Management Plan and any other documents that relate to or support the Emergency Management Plan including administrative directives, strategic plans, budgets, business plans and business continuity plans
Assist in developing recommendations for policies and programs, and requests to the CAO or Council for resources or budget approvals;
Implementing the Emergency Management Plan;
During and following the response phase of an Emergency, assist with coordinating or facilitating communications, implementing business continuity plans, and supporting recovery planning;
Providing support and assistance to the Emergency Advisory Committee;
Meeting with external stakeholder groups during any phase of Emergency Management
The Agency shall use the Incident Command System as prescribed by the Managing Director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency.
SEVERABILITY
If any portion of this Bylaw is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid portion shall be severed.
REPEALED
Bylaw 2017-001 and amendments thereto are hereby repealed.
SCHEDULES
This Bylaw contains Schedule "A", which forms a part of this Bylaw.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This BYLAW shall come into force and have effect on the date of the third and final reading.
Read a first time on this 20st day of November, 2023.
Read a second time on this 20st day of November, 2023.
Unanimous Consent to proceed to third reading on this 20st day of November, 2023.
Read a third and final time on this 20st day of November, 2023.
Signed this 20st day of November, 2023.
Mayor, Ian Kupchenko
Chief Administrative Officer, Wendy Wildman
SCHEDULE A
The Emergency plan shall include:
A description of the administration of the Village's emergency management program;
The procedures for implementing the emergency plan during an emergency or exercise response;
The Village's plan for preparedness, response and recovery activities;
A hazard and risk assessment;
Emergency management program exercises that the Village will engage in;
The emergency management agency's plan for regular review and maintenance of the Village's emergency plan;
The Agency's plan for the review and maintenance of the Village's emergency plan after an exercise, emergency or disaster;
How the command, control and coordination system prescribed by Section 18 of this Bylaw will be used by the Agency;
The assignment of responsibilities to Village employees and elected officials, by position, respecting the implementation of the emergency plan;
A training plan for staff assigned with responsibilities under the emergency plan;
The mechanisms that will be used to prepare and maintain an emergency management staff contact list for employees and elected officials who have been assigned responsibilities respecting the implementation of the emergency plan
The Village's plan for communications, public alerts and notifications during exercises, emergencies and disaster; and
The Village's plan for providing emergency social services during an emergency or disaster.