Sec. 6-6. - Duties and responsibilities of police department, chief of police.

(a)

The police department of the town is designated as the police protection department of civil defense.

(b)

The chief of police is designated as the department head responsible for the following:

(1)

Providing a plan for the enforcement of laws during periods and conditions of emergency and disaster.

(2)

Recruiting, training and equipping auxiliary police for integration into the regular forces for civil defense and emergency activities.

(3)

Providing a plan for the safeguarding of critical facilities during emergency and disaster.

(4)

Providing a plan for traffic control within the town and between the town and adjacent communities during emergencies and disasters.

(5)

Implementing plans when conditions of emergency or disaster occur.

(6)

Training the police department for civil defense work in accordance with the civil defense instructions issued by the federal government through the local civil defense director.

(Code 1967, § 8-6)

Cross reference— Police department, Ch. 16.