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ORDINANCE NUMBER , SECOND SERIES <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE <br />SECTION 9.36-CIVIL EMERGENCIES: GENERAL PROVISIONS; SECTION 9.37- <br />DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES; SECTION 9.38-EMERGENCY SERVICE <br />WORKERS; AND SECTION 9.39-EMERGENCY SERVICES REGULATIONS BY <br />ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT <br />The City Council of the City of Orono ordains: <br />SECTION 1. Ordinance Amended. Ordinance Sections 9.36, 9.37, 9.38 and 9.39 are hereby <br />repealed, and the following language substituted in its place: <br />SEC. 9.36. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. <br />Subd. 1. Policy and Purpose. Because of the existing possibility of the <br />occurrence of disasters of unprecedented size and destruction resulting from fire, flood, <br />tornado, blizzard, destructive winds or other natural causes, or from sabotage, hostile action, <br />or from hazardous material mishaps of catastrophic measure or other major incidents, and <br />in order to insure that preparations of the City will be adequate to deal with such disasters <br />and generally, to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, heedth and <br />safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of this City, it is hereby found and <br />declared to be necessary. <br />A. To establish a City emergency management orgamzation <br />responsible for City planning and preparation for emergency government operations in time <br />of disasters. <br />B. To provide for the exercise of necessary powers during <br />emergencies and disasters. <br />C. To provide for the rendering of mutual aid between the City, <br />and other political subdivisions with respect to the carrying out of emergency preparedness <br />functions. <br />D. To comply with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter <br />12, known as the Minnesota Emergency Management Act of 1996. <br />E. To participate as a member of the Lake Minnetonka Regional <br />Emergency Management, Preparedness Planning and Review Committee, review and accept <br />its emergency plan as the City's basic plan for responses to emergencies, disasters, major <br />incidents, mutual aid and other projects consistent with this ordinance and Minnesota <br />Statutes, Chapter 12. <br />Page I of 6 <br />^ I <br />- V <br />(