Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
Executive Order Is
Issued By Cor. Boggs
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their obligations on these missions.
Travel allowances and expenses
are also authorized for those who
may be assigned a distance from
their homes for civil defense exer-
cises.
Governor Boggs expressed the be-
lief that by the cooperation Of state
personnel, Civil Defense units
might be greatly strengthened and
steps can be taken to acti9iate all
necessary units for a complete
civil defense program.
The executive order follows.
EXECUTIVE ORDER
NUMBER ONE
Providing for the Participation BY
State Employees in Civil Defense
Pre-Emergency Training
Programs
BY Order of the Governor of the
State Of Delaware and in accord
ance with the authority vested in
Him by the Constitution and Laws
Of the State of Delaware, it is
! hereby directed:
!. That in arranging for the use
T-s- personnel OF State pepeEitss,.4s,
and agencies for civil-defense pur-
poses in time Of emergency and for
their coordination with State and
local ciyil-defense plans in conso-
nance with the provisions of Chap
ter 81, Title 20, Delaware Code An
notated. the State Director of Civil
I Defense, after consultation with
the head of department or agen-
cy, may recommend that the serv-
ices of such personnel Of the said
department or agency as have vol
unteered their services for partici-
patton in the program of the State
or Of any political subdivision
thereof for training, prior to an
emergency, in the performance of
civil-defense duties.
2. That after consideration Of the
recommendation of the State Di-
rector of Civil Defense, the head Of
a State department or agency. or
such officer as the head thereof
may designate, may from year to
year authorize such of the said per
son2el Of such department or agen-
cy as he may designate to partici-
pate in pre-emergency training
programs and test exercises in CO.
operation with any Civil Defense
agency Of the State or political sub
division thereof, and such duties
shall be performed on assignment
by the particular State department
or agency, subject to the following
conditions:
4 (a) Personnel so assigned
shall at all times remain sub
1ect to the administrative juris-
diction and control of their
State department or agency:
(b) The period of Official
time that may be authorized
: for any such assignment pursu-
ant to this order shall not ex-
ceed a total of forty working
hours for any person during
a calendar year; and
(c) There shall be satisfac-
. tory evidence from State Di-
rector Of Civil Defense that
such personnel served or par
ticipated in such programs or
exercises pursuant 10 specific
request Of a public government
tai body Or organization estab-
lished pursuant to and in ac-
cordance with the State civil
defense law.
3. That during any period OF
periods in which such personnel
shall be engaged in. said civil-de.
Tense training duties under authori.
ty of this order, they shall continue
to be compensated in usual course
by their State department or agen.
cy, and shall continue in theil
status as State employees for All
purposes. Where travel is involved
IN connection with the performance
of such training duties, travel al.
loWances and expenses may be au.
thorized.
4. That nothing herein shall be
construed as restricting or Iimitine
the activities of officers or EN-.
J ployees of the State Department d