JOINT EXECUTIVE ORDER 2012-1
OF THE TOWN AND VILLAGE OF NEW PALTZ
ESTABLISHING A STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Supervisor
of the Town of New Paltz, acting in her capacity as chief executive officer of
the Town of New Paltz and the mayor of the Village of New Paltz, acting in his
capacity as chief executive officer of the Village of New Paltz, have
determined that a natural disaster exists or is reasonably anticipated to be
imminent based upon due diligence in the form of weather forecasts, in the form
of storm conditions including but not necessarily limited to extraordinarily
heavy rainfall, flooding, and ancillary impacts of same; and
WHEREAS, in anticipation
of said disaster and during its occurrence and aftermath, the Supervisor and
Mayor find the extraordinary measures are required to allow for municipal
preparedness, action, and recovery from said natural disaster, and in order to
respond to and prevent the imperilment of the public during such natural
disaster;
THEREFORE
BE IT HERETO ORDERED:
1.
That a State of Emergency be declared for the entire area contained within both
the Town and the Village of New Paltz.
2.
That said State of Emergency shall be in effect from 12:00pm on Monday, October 29, 2012 until
lifted by subsequent Joint Executive Order of the Supervisor and Mayor of New
Paltz.
3.
That for the duration of said State of Emergency, the Supervisor of the Town of
New Paltz and the Mayor of the Village of New Paltz shall have necessary
authority to act in response to the natural disaster, pursuant to the law and
this or any other Executive order, within each other’s municipal jurisdiction
such that in the absence of one, the other is duly designated to act in the
role of Emergency Management Coordinator and/or Incident Commander. This is including, but not limited to, the
authority to direct municipal personnel.
4.
That for the duration of said State of Emergency, all Village and Town Dept.
Heads have mutual and concurrent authority to operate within each other’s
jurisdiction.
5.
That for the duration of the State of Emergency, the Supervisor of the Town of
New Paltz and the Mayor of the Village of New Paltz are hereby authorized to
waive any and all site plan conditions and special use permit conditions at
their discretion if said action is in the best interest of the public health,
safety and welfare.
6.
The Supervisor and/or Mayor may request and accept assistance from any
political subdivision and may receive therefrom and utilize any real or
personal property or the service of any personnel thereof on such terms and
conditions as may be mutually agreed to by the chief executives of the
requesting and assisting political subdivisions.
7.
Upon the receipt of a request for assistance made by the chief executive of any
other political subdivision, the Supervisor and/or Mayor may give, lend or
lease, on such terms and conditions as may be deemed necessary to promote the
public welfare and protect the interests of such political subdivision, any
services, equipment, facilities, supplies or other resources of his political
subdivision. Any lease or loan of real
or personal property pursuant to this provision, or any transfer of personnel
pursuant hereto, shall be only for the purpose of assisting a political
subdivision in emergency relief, reconstruction, or rehabilitation made
necessary by the disaster.
8.
The Supervisor and/or Mayor are hereby authorized and empowered to and shall
use any and all facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel and other resources
of the political subdivision in such manner as may be necessary or appropriate
to cope with the disaster or any emergency resulting therefrom.
9.
That the Supervisor and/or Mayor may at any time convene an Emergency
Operations Center.
This
order shall be executed in quadruplicate originals and one original shall be
filed in the office of the Village Clerk, One copy filed in the office of the
Town Clerk, one copy delivered to the County Clerk, and one copy delivered to
the New York State Secretary of State.
A
copy of this Order shall be delivered to the New Paltz Times and other area
news outlets for public distribution as soon as practicable for publication.
So
ordered, this the Twenty Ninth day of October 2012.
__________________________________________
Susan,
Zimet, Supervisor of the Town of New Paltz
__________________________________________
Witness
____________________________________________
Jason
West, Mayor of the Village of New Paltz
___________________________________________
Witness
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