1IntroductiontoEmergencyManagementUnitThree:LawsandAuthorities12Objectives•Understandlegalauthoritiesrelatedtoemergencymanagement•Becomefamiliarwithrelevantlegaldocuments•Understanddifferentformsoflocalgovernment•Understandtheemergencydeclarationprocess•Identify&understandmutualaid,includingIMAC&EMAC•Understandlegalissuesrelatedtotheuseofvolunteers•Understandpublicrecordslaws•Understandhowethicslawsgovernsyourwork23OverviewofLawsDiscussionQuestion:Whydoweneedabasicunderstandingofthelegalauthoritiesrelatedtoemergencymanagement?34AsEmergencyManagers:•Youcaninform&askreasonedquestionsofourlegaladvisors&electedofficials.•Youarepreparedtoanswerquestionsaboutemergencymanagement&theoccasionalquestionslike“whocanmakeanemergencydeclaration&howisitaccomplished”,“whydowehavetornadodrills”or“whocancondemnaflooddamagedbuilding?”•Youarepreparedtoinformthecitizens&localgovernmentsinthecountyabouthazardsthatmightimpactthem&howtheyshouldrespond.45•Youshouldatleastmeetyourlegalrepresentative&provideashortoverviewofemergencymanagementprinciples•CountyProsecutingAttorneyshavealotintheirportfolios,includingprosecutingcriminals,soscheduletimebeforedisasterstrikestoworkouttheprocessforemergencydeclarations.Yourcountycommissionersshouldbeinvolvedtoo.56•Whataremyjobduties?Wherearetheyfoundinstatute,regulationorordinance?•TowhomdoIreport?•Howismyemergencymanagementagencyorganized?Istheapplicabledocumentationreadilyavailable¤t?•WhydoIneedtounderstandhowmycounty/city/village/townshipisformed&whataspectsofthatorganizationimpactemergencymanagement?67TimeforyoutoTalk!!•Wherearethelegalauthoritiesfound?•Towhomdoyoureport?•Whatisyourauthorityasemergencymanagementagencydirector?•Whatarethedutiesofothercounty&localemergencyresponsepartners?78ImportantNote!•Countiescanonlyactwhen&asspecificallyauthorizedbystatelaw&countyordinance.Ontheotherhand,theOhioConstitutiondoesgrantmunicipalitiestheauthoritytoexercisepowersoflocalself-government.•Whatdoesthatmeantoyou?ItmeansthatthestatutesfoundintheOhioRevisedCode&therulesfoundintheOhioAdministrativeCodeapplytocounties&governyourwork.Ifyouworkforamunicipality,youmustfind&understandtheauthoritiesgoverningyourprogram.9Whatothercounty/municipaldepartments’authoritiesshouldyoubefamiliarwith?•Healthdepartment•Engineer•Humanresources•Auditor/Treasurer•LawEnforcement(sheriff/policechief)•Fire•EMS10OverviewofStateLaws•Whatisit:•OhioRevisedCode(ORC)•OhioAdministrativeCode(OAC)•AttorneyGeneral(AG)Opinions•DorulesintheOAChavelesserauthoritythanstatutesintheORC?•Also,whatistheStaffordAct42U.S.C.5121,etseq.and2CFRPart20011OverviewofFederalLaws•Whatisit:•UnitedStateCode(USC)•CodeofFederalRegulations(CFR)•OtherssuchasOfficeofManagementandBudget(OMB)CircularsandPresidentialDirectives1112OhioRevisedCode(ORC)•ThreestatutesareinplaceforthecreationoflocalEmergencyManagementAgenciesinOhio:•ORC5502.26•ORC5502.27•ORC5502.271•Programsthatdonotchoosetoorganizeundereithersection5502.26or5502.27,arerequiredtoorganizeundersection5502.271.13ORCSections•ORC5502.21Definitions•Let’sdiscusssomeofthemostrelevantpartsofthesestatutes14EmergencyPreparednessincludes:(1)Theestablishmentofappropriateagenciesandorganizations;(2)Thedevelopmentofnecessaryplansandstandardoperatingproceduresformitigation,preparation,response,andrecoverypurposes,inc...
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