(A) The Council:
(1) Shall have the power to make, amend, and rescind regulations, not inconsistent with regulations promulgated by the Governor, necessary for civil preparedness, which regulations shall have the full effect of this subchapter when a copy is filed in the office of the Clerk. Existing ordinances and regulations, or ordinances and regulations issued under authority of A.R.S. Title 26, Chapter 2, in conflict therewith, are suspended during the time and to the extent that they are in conflict;
(2) May appropriate and expend funds, make contracts, obtain and distribute equipment, materials, and supplies for civil preparedness purposes; and
(3) In the absence of specific authority in state emergency plans and procedures, the Council shall take emergency measures as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of A.R.S. Title 26, Chapter 2.
(B) In a state of war emergency, the Council may waive procedures and formalities required by law pertaining to the performance of public work, entering into contracts, incurring obligations, employing permanent and temporary workers, utilizing volunteer workers, renting equipment, purchasing and distributing supplies, materials, and facilities, and appropriating and expending public funds when the Council determines and declares that strict compliance with those procedures and formalities may prevent, hinder, or delay mitigation of the effects of the state of war emergency. The city shall be exempt during the emergency from budget limitations prescribed by A.R.S. § 42-303.
Statutory reference:
The statute cited in this division has been repealed and replaced by A.R.S. §§ 42-17104 through 42-17106
(C) The Mayor, in addition to the powers granted by other provisions of the law or city ordinance (see § 32.043), may, by proclamation, declare an emergency or a local emergency to exist. The proclamation may be rescinded by a majority of the Council after 24 hours.
(D) (1) The Director is responsible in non-emergency periods to act on behalf of the Mayor and Council to develop a readiness for the city’s civil preparedness and for coordinated operations in disaster situations.
(2) During emergencies, the Director shall act as the principal advisor or aide to the Mayor on emergency operations. His or her major responsibility is to assure coordination among emergency forces and with higher and adjacent governments, by assuring that the emergency operations coordination functions effectively. He or she shall assist the Mayor in the execution of operations, plans, and procedures required by the emergency.
(3) The Director shall prepare a comprehensive disaster basic plan which shall be adopted and maintained by resolution of the Council upon the recommendations of the Director. In the preparation of this plan as it pertains to city organization, it is the intent that the services, equipment, facilities, and personnel of all existing departments and agencies be used to the fullest extent.
(E) The disaster plan shall be considered supplementary to this subchapter and shall have the effect of law whenever emergencies, as defined in this subchapter, have been proclaimed.
(Prior Code, § 3-5-4)