Moved by Councillor Scott, seconded by the
Chair (the Lord Mayor) –
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council
note:
(i)
the
City of Sydney Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) is established under
the State Emergency and Rescue Management (SERM) Act 1989 No 165;
(ii)
the
Local Emergency Management Committee (LEMC) are responsible for the prevention
of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters
within a Local Government Area (LGA);
(iii)
responsibilities
of the Local Emergency Management Committee include activities such as the
development of emergency management plans, emergency risk management consistent
with the State Emergency Management Committee and Plan, making recommendations
and assisting in the coordination of, multi-agency training and exercises; and
(iv)
the
City of Sydney membership is via the organisation (not an individual), and
includes local representatives from NSW Police, NSW Rural Fire Service, State
Emergency Service, Fire and Rescue NSW, Ambulance Service, and Marine Rescue;
(B)
the
Chief Execuitve Officer be requested to:
(i)
request
member organisations of the Local Emergency Management Committee consult with
those living with disability on how they are impacted during emergencies;
(ii)
report
back to Councillors via the CEO Update on the above; and
(iii)
consult
with and report back to the Inclusion (Disability) Advisory Panel on the
implementation of above; and
(C)
the
Lord Mayor be requested to write to the Local Emergency Management Committee to
request:
(i)
consideration
and consultation of people who are living with a disability when developing and
writing the scenarios for both deployment and desk top exercises, ensuring
responding agencies are able to test their capability and capacity to meet the
needs of people with disability in emergency situations; and
(ii)
that
City-wide emergency response drills, run on a range of scenarios from time to
time, always include a person living with disability and consider how those
living with disability might be impacted.
Carried unanimously.
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