Mich. Admin. Code R. 30.51 - Definitions

. Rule 1. As used in these rules:

(a) "Act" means Act No. 390 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being S30.401 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(b) "Applicant" means a county or municipality of the state that submits an application for a grant pursuant to the provisions of section 19 of the act.

(c) "Applicant's agent" means a person who is authorized by the governing body of an applicant to act on behalf of the applicant in applying for grants pursuant to the provisions of section 19 of the act.

(d) "Division" means the emergency management division of the department of state police.

(e) "Emergency management program" means any of the following:

(i) A program of a county or a combination of not more than 3 adjoining counties, as provided for in the act, that has all of the following elements:

(A) An emergency management coordinator who is appointed pursuant to the provisions of section 9 of the act.

(B) An ordinance or resolution that creates an emergency management organization to provide for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

(C) An emergency operations plan which is approved by the division, which is on file with the division, and which is in compliance with the standards set forth in R 30.52.

(D) An exercise that tests the emergency operations plan at least once each fiscal year (October 1 to September 30).

(E) An annual local emergency management work agreement form that is filed with, and approved by, the division. This agreement shall, at a minimum, identify the actions to be taken to improve the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities of the county.

(F) Designated personnel to staff the emergency/disaster functions as identified in the emergency operations plan.

(ii) With respect to a municipality that has a population of 10,000 or more persons, a program that has all of the following elements:

(A) An emergency management coordinator who is appointed pursuant to the provisions of section 9 of the act.

(B) An ordinance or resolution that creates an emergency management organization to provide for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities.

(C) An approved emergency operations plan which is on file with the division and which is in compliance with the standards set forth in R 30.52.

(D) An exercise that tests the emergency operations plan at least once each fiscal year (October 1 to September 30).

(E) An annual local emergency management work agreement form that is filed with, and approved by, the division. This agreement shall, at a minimum, identify the actions to be taken to improve the mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery activities of the municipality.

(F) Designated personnel to staff the emergency/disaster functions as identified in the emergency operations plan.

(iii) A municipality which has a population of 10,000 or more persons and which has incorporated into the county emergency management program. A municipality shall be considered to be incorporated into the county emergency management program if the municipality has a support emergency operations plan that meets the following criteria:

(A) The support emergency operations plan describes the relationship between the county emergency management program and the municipality.

(B) The support emergency operations plan identifies the municipality's response procedures in relation to the county response procedures.

(C) The support emergency operations plan shall be maintained in accordance with the standards of currentness of the county's emergency operations plan and shall be consistent with the county plan.

(D) The support emergency operations plan shall contain the signature of the chief executive official of the municipality and be forwarded to the county.

(iv) A county emergency management program that incorporates, into the program, a municipality which has a population that is less than 10,000 persons and which does or does not have an emergency management coordinator. If a municipality meets the criteria of this subdivision, the municipality is considered to be incorporated into the county emergency management program.

(f) "Emergency operations plan" means the emergency operations plan that is developed and maintained according to standards established by the division.

(g) "Support emergency operations plan" means a plan developed by a municipality that has elected to be incorporated within the county emergency management program. The support emergency operations plan will become part of the county emergency operations plan and shall be compatible with the county plan.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 30.51

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