The Mayor is authorized and directed to create an Organization for Emergency Management. The Mayor, as chief executive of the city, shall be the Director of the Organization for Emergency
Management and shall be responsible for its organization, administration, and operation. The Organization shall consist of the following.
(A) An Office of Emergency Management within the executive department of the city government. There shall be an executive head of the Office of Emergency Management, who shall be known as the Director of the Office of Emergency Management, and any assistants and other employees as are deemed necessary to the proper function of the Organization.
(B) The employees, equipment, and facilities of all city departments, boards, institutions, and commissions suitable for, or adaptable to, emergency management and designated by the Mayor to participate in the emergency management activity. Duties assigned to a city department shall be analogous to the normal duties of the department.
(C) Volunteer persons and agencies offering service to the Organization.
(‘83 Code, § 34.03)