The Civil Defence Emergency Management department of the Council exists to provide key activities:
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To maintain an organisation within the District that is in a state of readiness to respond in the event of a civil defence emergency in the District.
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To improve public awareness of natural and technological threats and provide the Carterton District with the survival and coping skills to deal with these threats.
To assist the Council to fulfill the above tasks the Council employs an Emergency Management Officer. The office is located at the Council Offices, on the ground floor adjacent to the Mayor’s Office.
Carterton District Emergency Management Officer is Robert Millar and can be contacted by phone 06 379 4045 or 021 664 533, or by e-mail robert@cdc.govt.nz
Your Emergency Management officer is available to assist you with emergency preparedness.
Other duties performed by the Emergency Management Officer :
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To maintain and update the Council's Standard Operating Procedures
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To maintain an efficient Emergency Operations Centre
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Maintain a continued liaison with organisations, either professional or voluntary, which are likely to be involved with a civil defence emergency.
