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STEP 1: RESEARCH
Find if your town already has created a Community Emergency Response Team. You can do this by calling your Municipal Clerk and asking them, you can also file an Open Public Records (OPRA) request. To file a OPRA request, obtain a copy of the OPRA form from your municipal clerk. Think about what documents you would need to answer any questions relating to your presentation. Note that a request must be made for documents that exist, a clerk is not required to provide information or to create a new document. The clerk has seven days to respond to your request
Here is a sample of the documents you would ask for in an OPRA request: Any ordinance, resolution, executive order, policy, or other document or order establishing a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
WHEREAS, the Governing Body of (Municipality) recognizes the need for enhanced emergency response resources in the wake of recent, unprecedented, natural disasters in the state of New Jersey and the likelihood that such events will increasingly occur; and WHEREAS, first responders to such natural disasters, and other emergencies, have to address often overwhelming circumstances in emergency situations; and WHEREAS, the Federal government has established the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program under its Citizen Corps, a subsidiary of the USA Freedom Corps created by Executive Order 13254 in 2002; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body of (Municipality) has the authority to establish a CERT that can be trained to help first responders and address various needs in the event of an emergency; and WHEREAS, the Federal government offers resources to assist in the establishment and maintenance of a CERT team, including Federal grants through the Department of Homeland Security which fund CERT councils in each County which provide materials for training and certification of CERT team members; and WHEREAS, (Municipality) has an Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinator or a Mayoral appointee designated, to establish and oversee a CERT team; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Governing Body of (Municipality) of the (County) of the State of New Jersey tasks the Municipal Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Coordinator (or another designee) to establish and oversee a CERT.
Some chapters have successfully established their CERT as non-profit organizations, which allows them to seek outside funding
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