HomeMy WebLinkAboutBPW-06-04-90-02 Cable Voiceover CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A VOICE OVER-RIDE
OF LOCAL CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM POLICY
WHEREAS, the City of Carmel, Indiana, has established a
voice over-ride for use on cable T.V. in the event of a hazard or
emergency; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a policy for the use
of the voice over-ride system in the event that a warning must be
issued to the residents of the City of Carmel and Clay Township;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carmel Board of Public
Works and Safety that the following voice over-ride policy is
established for the City of Carmel, Indiana:
I. Policy
The City of Carmel and Clay Township will develop a
policy for voice over-ride use on the cable television
system. The purpose of this policy is to: (a) insure
that voice over-ride use is strictly controlled, and
(b) provide the residents of the City of Carmel and
Clay Township with information, instruction, support
and/or warning when a disastrous situation has caused
or could cause injury or damage to a major part of the
population of the City or Township.
For the purposes of this policy, a "disaster" shall
include but not be limited to a tornado, hazardous
· material crisis, or other situation so designatedby
the Chief Executive Officer of the City of Carmel,
Indiana.
II. Procedures
1. The dispatchers in the Carmel Communications Center
will:
(a) Be responsible for collecting and
disseminating initial information relating to
confirmed and possible disaster situations
which have already occurred or pose a threat
to residents and/or property in the City of
Carmel and/or Clay Township.
(b) Monitor the weather situation in and
around Hamilton County to include Boone,
Northeast Hendricks, and Northwest Marion
Counties by monitoring their Color Radar and
the National Weather Radio broadcasts.
(c) Immediately notify the on-duty Police
Shift Commander of all actual and/or possible
disaster situations to include:
1. Confirmed sighting(s) of a tornado(es)
or
2. Other disaster(s).
2. The on-duty Police Shift Commander, regardless of
rank, will upon receiving the information regarding the
actual and/or possible disaster situation, notify
either respective Chief in making the decision whether
or not to implement the "voice over-ride" and broadcast
information relating to the situation using the local
television cable system.
3. The "senior dispatcher" on duty in the Carmel
Communications Center, upon receiving the order to
implement the "voice over-ride" procedures, will sound
the alert tone and broadcast the applicable message
twice on the local television cable system:
(a) Example of a tornado warning:
"WE ARE INTERRUPTING YOUR PROGRAM
TO INFORM YOU THAT A TORNADO HAS
BEEN SIGHTED IN BOONE COUNTY BY THE
BOONE COUNTY SHERIFF AND IS MOVING
TOWARD HAMILTON COUNTY. YOU MAY
WISH TO TUNE YOUR TV TO CHANNEL
"37" OR TO ANAM/FMRADIO STATION
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION."
(b) Example of another type disaster situation:
'WE ARE INTERRUPTING YOUR PROGRAM
TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE BEEN
NOTIFIED BY THE CARMEL POLICE THAT
A TRUCK CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT
ll6TH STREET AND U.S. 31. PEOPLE
IN THE AREA OF
EVACUATE TO
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
1990, by the Carmel Board of Public rks nty,
Indiana.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY FOR
THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA
By
of
Approved by the Mayor of the City of Carmel, this ~ day
//~ , 1990.
ATTEST:
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA