(A) The Director is empowered to:
(1) Request the City Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency if the City Council is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the City Council is not in session. Whenever a local emergency is proclaimed by the Director, the City Council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven days thereafter or the proclamation shall have no further force or effect.
(2) Request the Governor to proclaim a state of emergency when, in the opinion of the Director, the locally available resources are inadequate to cope with the emergency.
(3) Control and direct the effort of the emergency organization of this city for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter.
(4) Direct cooperation between and coordination of services and staff of the emergency organization of this city, and resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise between them.
(5) Represent this city in all dealings with the public or private agencies on matters pertaining to emergencies as defined in the chapter.
(6) In the event of the proclamation of a local emergency as provided in this section, the proclamation of a state of emergency by the Governor or the Director of the State Office of Emergency Services, or the existence of a state of war emergency the Director is empowered:
(a) To make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency; provided, however, the rules and regulations must be confirmed or modified at the earliest practicable time by the City Council.
(b) To obtain vital supplies, equipment, and such other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of life and property and to bind the city for the fair value thereof and, if required immediately, to commandeer the same for public use.
(c) To require emergency services of any city officer or employee and, in the event of the proclamation of a state of emergency by the County of Los Angeles, or the existence of a state of war emergency, to command the aid of as many persons as he deems necessary to the execution of his duties; such persons shall be entitled to all privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by state law for registered disaster service workers.
(d) To requisition necessary personnel or material of any city department or agency.
(e) To execute any powers conferred upon him by this chapter or by resolution or emergency plan pursuant hereto adopted by the City Council, all powers conferred upon him by any statute, and/or by any agreement approved by the City Council, and by any other lawful authority.
(B) The Director shall designate the order of succession to that office, to take effect in the event the Director is unavailable to attend meetings and otherwise perform his duties during an emergency. Such order of succession shall be approved by the City Council.
(C) The Director shall develop emergency plans and manage the emergency programs for this city.
('83 Code, § 2.65.060) (Ord. 1007, passed - -89; Am. Ord. 1006, passed - -89)