Vermont § 5 - Public safety districts

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 5 — Public safety districts, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 5. Public safety districts

  • (a) The Governor shall divide the State into public safety districts, one to correspond
    to each Vermont State Police troop area, as defined by the Commissioner. Each district
    shall be a reasonably self-sustaining, operating emergency management unit. (b) The emergency management executive in each district shall be known as the district
    coordinator. The district coordinator shall be appointed by the Commissioner and shall
    serve during the pleasure of the Commissioner. The district coordinator shall discharge
    emergency management powers within his or her district. Each public safety district
    shall maintain on file an all-hazards incident response plan in cooperation with any
    local emergency planning committee (LEPC) in that district and other State and local
    agencies. (Amended 1959, No. 23, § 1, eff. March 6, 1959; 1985, No. 4, eff. March 9, 1985; 1989, No. 252 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1995, No. 188 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2005, No. 209 (Adj. Sess.), § 6.)

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