039-01 Ordinance RECORD OF ORDINANCES
Da on Le al Blank Co. Form No 0043
Ordinance No..........39.-0.1 Passed
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNION COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS FOR SERVICES OF THE UNION COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR THE PORTION OF THE
CITY OF DUBLIN WHICH LIES WITHIN UNION COUNTY
WHEREAS, Section 5502.271 of the Ohio Revised Code requires that any political
subdivision that is not a part of a countywide agreement established under Section 5502.26
(Ohio Revised Code) shall have an Emergency Management Agency and shall appoint a
Director of Emergency Management who shall develop an Emergency Operations Plan and
pursue a professional development training program; and
WHEREAS, the Union County Commissioners, by virtue of Resolution 877-96 have
established an Emergency Management Agency known as the "Union County Emergency
Management Agency" ; and
WHEREAS, the Union County Emergency Management Agency has and will continue to
fulfill the requirements of State and Federal laws and any such rules and regulations
pertaining thereto regarding emergency management.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State
of Ohio, of the elected members concurring:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a contract with the
Union County Board of Commissioners for services of the Union County Emergency
r,,,~,,, Management Agency for that portion of Dublin which lies within Union County.
Section 2. That the terms of said agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit "A" .
Section 3. That this Ordinance shall be effective upon the earliest date permitted by law.
Passed this. ~ day of , 2001.
Mayo - residing Officer
Attest:
Clerk of Council
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I hereby certify that copies of this OrdinancelResolution were posted in the
City of Dublin in accordrrnce with Section 731.25 of the (}f;~a Revised Code.
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UNION COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
233 W. 6"' Marysville, Ohio 43040
February 26, 2001
I idy Riffle
I;~rector City of Dublin
(937) 645-3175 Mr. Timothy Hansley, City Manager
rrifTle~,co.union.oh.us 5200 Emerald Parkway
Dublin, Oh 43017-1006
Brad Gilbert
Deputy Director Hansley,
(937) 645-3174
big lbert(a~,co.union.oh.us I would like to inform you that we are in the process of updating
"Contracts to Furnish Emergency Management" for the Townships,
Villages, and Cities within Union County.
Marvin Gilbert This contract simply solidifies our commitment to provide the City of
Chief
(937) 642-2911 Dublin with the service of the Union County Emergency Management
gilbertnmidohio.net Agency (EMA).
This also makes available to you the services of both the State Emergency
Management Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) in the event of a disaster.
Enclosed are copies of the contact with the signatures of the Union County
Commissioners. Please sign and return one copy and send it back to us, or
if you have any questions about the contact I will be happy to attend a
meeting and answer any questions you may have.
Respectively,
Randy Riffle
Union County EMA Director
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CONTRACT TO FURNISH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
(Sections 5502.271 and 307.15 Ohio Revised Code)
WHEREAS, Section 5502.271 of the Ohio Revised Code requires that any
political subdivision that is not a part of a countywide agreement established
under Section 5502.26 (Ohio Revised Code), then each political subdivisions
shall have an Emergency Management Agency, which section also requires to
appoint a Director of Emergency Management who shall develop an Emergency
Operations Plan and pursue a professional development training program, and;
WHEREAS, the Union County Commissioners by virtue of Resolution
877-96 have established an Emergency Management Agency know as the Union
County Emergency Management Agency; and;
WHEREAS, the Union County Emergency Management Agency has and
will continue to fulfill the requirements of State and Federal laws and any such
rules and regulations pertaining thereto regarding emergency management.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Dublin does hereby desire to
contract with the Union County Board of Commissioners, by virtue of Section
307.15 of the Ohio Revised Code, to obtain and receive the services of the Union
County Emergency Management Agency in performing all the duties and
requirements of Section 5502.271 ORC, to wit: The Union County Emergency
Management Agency will develop an emergency operations plan which will
encompass all political subdivisions of Union County; shall pursue a professional
development training program; and coordinate the emergency management
activities of all the political subdivisions that execute this contact.
This agreement shall become effective upon signature of all parties hereto
and shall continue in full force and effect and remain binding on the parties until
the chief executive of any political subdivision requests termination thereof. The
chief executive shall provide the other parties to the agreement with thirty (30)
days written notice prior to termination of the agreement.
It is the desire of the Board of County Commissioners of Union County to
furnish the aforementioned services without cost to the City of Dublin, and do
hereunto affix our signatures.
Co C mmi loners City Manager
Council President
Date: O 2 ~Z(p , 2001 Date: , 2001
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CONTRACT TO FURNISH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
(Sections 5502.271 and 307.15 Ohio Revised Code)
WHEREAS, Section 5502.271 of the Ohio Revised Code requires that any
political subdivision that is not a part of a countywide agreement established
under Section 5502.26 (Ohio Revised Code), then each political subdivisions
shall have an Emergency Management Agency, which section also requires to
appoint a Director of Emergency Management who shall develop an Emergency
Operations Plan and pursue a professional development training program, and;
I' WHEREAS, the Union County Commissioners by virtue of Resolution
877-96 have established an Emergency Management Agency know as the Union
County Emergency Management Agency; and;
WHEREAS, the Union County Emergency Management Agency has and
will continue to fulfill the requirements of State and Federal laws and any such
rules and regulations pertaining thereto regarding emergency management.
NOW BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Dublin does hereby desire to
contract with the Union County Board of Commissioners, by virtue of Section
307.15 of the Ohio Revised Code, to obtain and receive the services of the Union
County Emergency Management Agency in performing all the duties and
requirements of Section 5502.271 ORC, to wit: The Union County Emergency
Management Agency will develop an emergency operations plan which will
encompass all political subdivisions of Union County; shall pursue a professional
development training program; and coordinate the emergency management
activities of all the political subdivisions that execute this contact.
This agreement shall become effective upon signature of all parties hereto
and shall continue in full force and effect and remain binding on the parties until
the chief executive of any political subdivision requests termination thereof. The
chief executive shall provide the other parties to the agreement with thirty (30)
days written notice prior to termination of the agreement.
It is the desire of the Board of County Commissioners of Union County to
furnish the aforementioned services without cost to the City of Dublin, and do
hereunto affix our signatures.
Co m sinners City Manager
CL''` ~ Council President
Date: Q Z /2 ~o , 2001 Date: , 2001
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RESOLUTION NO. 877-96 July 1, 1996
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF THE UNION COUNTY DISASTER
SERVICES/EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION
A motion was made by Gene Cameron to approve the following resolution:
WHEREAS, there is an existing possibility of the occurrence of destruction from
natural or man-made disasters or resulting from enemy attack, and it is necessary to
ensure that emergency measures in this county will be adequate to deal with such
disasters and generally to provide for the common defense, and to protect the public
order, health, safety and general welfare, and to preserve the lives and property of the
people of the county; and
WHEREAS, the county and each local subdivision may need to call on county
government, other local subdivisions within the county, and/or subdivision, local
government, state and federal resources outside of the local community to mitigate,
prepare for, respond to, or recover from said emergency disaster, enemy attach or
unusual occurrence; and
WHEREAS, the coordination of the emergency management activities within the
area of Union County is paramount importance to all of the subdivisions required by law
to establish an emergency management agency therein; and
WHEREAS, the County of Union desires to affect said coordination by entering
into an agreement in the manner provided by law Section 307.15 of the Ohio Revised
Code, with the various municipal corporations and townships, hereinafter referred to as
the political subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code, Section 5502.217 as amended, is the legal
basis for the establishment of the Union County Emergency Management Agency with
the power to coordinate and unify the emergency management activities of the
participants thereof; and
WHEREAS, it is further declared to be the purpose of this resolution and the
policy of the County of Union that all emergency management functions of the county
be coordinated to the maximum extent with comparable functions of the state of Ohio
and the federal government, including various departments and agencies, and other
states and localities, and of private agencies of every type, to the end that the most
effective preparation and utilization can be made of the county's manpower, resources
and facilities for dealing with any disaster or emergency that may occur; and
WHEREAS, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary to create an
emergency management agency to be known as the Union County Emergency
Management Agency; to confer upon the Director of the Emergency Management
Agency certain emergency powers provided herein; and to provide for the rendering of
cooperation and mutual aid, if necessary, to surrounding and contiguous political
subdivisions of the state and adjoining states.
BE IT RESOLVED: that the organization to be known as the Union County
Emergency Management Agency be formed to perform the services of coordinating the
emergency management activities of the County of Union and the political subdivisions
therein, entering into an agreement, in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set
forth: and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Union County Emergency Management
Agency be authorized to render the service of coordinating the emergency
management activities and to exercise for and on behalf of each party hereto as it may
lawfully do, consistent with the state statutes and such regulations as have been or
shall be promulgated by the Governor of Ohio, the provisions of this resolution as
hereinafter set forth, and the power of the parties hereto authorized, in coordinating
such emergency management activities with and within Union County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: the Board of Commissioners, Union County,
Ohio, shall appoint Randy Riffle, Union County Risk Manager as director who shall
serve at the pleasure of said Board and whose duties shall be such as are prescribed
herein and shall not be inconsistent with the Ohio Revised Code and said director, and
his staff shall not be compensated for services unless approved by action of the Board;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the compensation of the director and staff, if
any, shall be paid from the Union County Emergency Management Fund, or from other
funds as approved; and
i BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the director shall have such additional
authority, duties and responsibilities as are authorized by this resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: the director or emergency coordinator shall
pursue professional development courses in emergency management; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Union County Emergency Management
Agency shall prepare an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) to be reviewed and
approved, and a budget annually presented to the Board of County Commissioners. It
may be necessary for adjustments to be made to the budget in the course of the year, if
this is necessary, a meeting will be called by the director and the Board of
Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners will provide funding for the Union County
Emergency Management Agency. Funds received from whatever source or by
whatever means, for emergency management by the Union County Emergency
Management Agency, shall be paid to a special fund and shall be known as the Union
County Emergency Management Fund; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the director shall have the general direction
of the Union County Emergency Management Agency and shall be responsible for
carrying out the provisions of this resolution; in performing duties pursuant to the
resolution, the director is authorized to cooperate with other political subdivisions, with
the State of Ohio, with other states and the federal government through appropriate
channels, and with private agencies in all matters pertaining to emergency
preparedness activities of the county, state and nation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the director shall have the authority, with
consent of the Board of Commissioners, during times of "disasters" or "emergency", to
enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to alleviate the affects of such
disaster or emergency, to protect the lives and safety of persons and to coordinate the
emergency assistance to the victims of said disaster, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that each political subdivision electing not to
participate under the Union County Emergency Management Agency will be required to
establish a program for emergency management within that political subdivision
consistent with the minimum requirements of Ohio Revised Code, Section 5502.217;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that this resolution is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure and shall take effect and be enforced from and after passage by
the Commissioners of Union County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners is
hereby authorized and instructed to certify a copy of this resolution to the Union County
Emergency Management Agency in line with this action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: that this resolution hereby revokes, replaces,
and supersedes any prior resolution or agreement on the formation of Disaster
Services, Civil Defense, or Emergency Management Agency.
Glenn W. Irwin seconded the resolution and the roll being called upon its
adoption, the vote resulted as follow:
Attest: Rebecca Roush, Clerk Glenn W. Irwin, Yea
Don Fraser, Yea
Date: July 1, 1996 Gene Cameron, Yea