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CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET
CITY OF MORGAN HILL
FY 15-16
OPERATING AND CIP
Police Emergency Services [010-3230]
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
This unit operates under Special Operations and serves the entire City of Morgan Hill. It maintains the City of Morgan
Hill’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), oversees the Homeland Security Grant Program , Pre-disaster Mitigation
Operation, and coordinates disaster preparedness programs including Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
training.
Since January 2014, a renewed organizational focus on emergency preparedness has strenghtened our citywide Disas-
ter Service Workers’ resilience and ability to respond to a large scale emergencies and events. As such, 2014 was
deemed the “Year of Preparedeness.” This renewed focus strengthened our Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
team’s activation capabilities. The interdepartmental EOC team consists of a cross-section of City of Morgan Hill
team mates. Each has a specific role and key responsibilities as a member of the team. Throughout 2014, the team
learned their individual responsibilities and participated in a variety of trainings. This resulted in a greater understand-
ing of the management and coordination of emergency and disaster response. The “Year of Preparedness” efforts
will continue into the future and serve as the foundation for the operations and foucs of the Office of Emergency Ser-
vices.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team structure follows the Incident Command System with a Director of
Emergency Services (DES), Deputy DES, and Section Coordinators overseeing Operations, Planning, Logistics and Fi-
nance. Within the Operations Section a Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue Branch are staffed respectively by a MHPD
Police Captain and a Morgan Hill Fire (Cal Fire) Chief. Partner agencies are also integral to the EOC organization and
include; the Morgan Hill Unified School District and American Red Cross.
Staff coordinates with the Morgan Hill Amateur Radio Emergency Services (MHARES-Ham operators) for auxiliary
communications in the City EOC when activated. The Office of Emergency Services also plays an integral role in Santa
Clara County Homeland Security and disaster preparedness as one of the Operational Area Liaison Agencies. OES staff
also works with other State, Federal and Local emergency preparedness agencies.
The Office of Emergency Services maintains the City’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). The EOP was updated and
approved by City Council on June 6, 2013. The EOP prescribes the functioning of all City Departments during emer-
gency/disaster conditions to ensure the continuation of government and the delivery of essential City services to the
residents and business community. These activities include the discharge of State and Federal Homeland Security Ini-
tiatives; mitigation of disasters to protect lives and reduce property damage; preparation of damage assessment re-
ports and documentation; coordination of City employee training as Disaster Service Workers (DSWs); and implemen-
tation of community disaster preparedness programs to the public.
Morgan Hill OES Coordinator represents the City as a member of the Santa Clara County Emergency Manager’s Asso-
ciation (EMA) and the California Emergency Services Assocation (CESA). OES monitors the activities of the Santa Clara
County Emergency Planning Council.