6-3-2: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT:
The purpose of the emergency management department (hereinafter "department") is to prepare for, and function in the event of, emergencies endangering the lives and property of the citizens of the city. The department is headed by a director, appointed by the mayor for such compensation and under such terms as the mayor may establish. The director serves at the pleasure of the mayor. (1992 Code § 13-402; amd. 2006 Code)