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THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX BY -LAW NUMBER 45 -2004 A BY -LAW REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROPERTY AND TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC STABILITY AND DISASTER - RESILIENT COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX. WHEREAS, the Province of Ontario has passed an Act, which requires the development and implementation of an emergency management program (short title -- The Emergency Management Act) by the council of a municipality; AND WHEREAS, this Act requires the emergency management program to conform to standards promulgated by Emergency Management Ontario in accordance with international best practices, including the four core components of emergency management, namely: mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; and also makes provision for the municipality and council to develop and implement an emergency management program to protect public safety, public health, the environment, the critical infrastructure and property, and to promote economic stability and a disaster - resilient community; AND WHEREAS, this Act makes provision for the Head of Council to declare that an emergency exists in the community or in any part thereof, and also provides the Head of Council with authority to take such action or make such orders as he /she considers necessary and not contrary to law, to implement the emergency response plan and respond to an emergency; AND WHEREAS, the Act provides for the designation of one or more members of council who may exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Head of Council during his /her absence or his /her inability to act; AND WHEREAS, the Act authorizes employees of a municipality to respond to an emergency in accordance with the emergency response plaja where an emergency exists but has not yet been declared to exist; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved: 1. That an Emergency Management Program for the Corporation of the County of Essex be developed and implemented in accordance with the standards published by Emergency Management Ontario in accordance with international best practices;