The duties and responsibilities of the Emergency Management Director shall include the following:
(A) If the Director determines that a local disaster exists, the Director shall declare a local state of disaster and invoke emergency powers. Emergency powers may not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days except by or with the consent of the City Council. An order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local state of disaster shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the City Secretary.
(B) The direction and control of the actual disaster operations of the City Emergency Management Organization as well as the training of emergency management personnel.
(C) The determination of all questions of authority and responsibility that may arise within the Emergency Management Organization of the city.
(D) The maintenance of necessary liaison with other municipal, county, district, state, regional, federal, or other emergency management organization.
(E) The marshalling, after declaration of a disaster as provided for above, of all necessary personnel, equipment, or supplies from any department of the city to aid in the carrying out of the provisions of the emergency management plan.
(F) The issuance of all necessary proclamations as to the existence of a disaster and the immediate operational effectiveness of the emergency management plan.
(G) The issuance of reasonable rules, regulations, or directives which are necessary for the protection of life and property in the city. Such rules and regulations shall be filed in the office of the City Secretary and shall receive widespread publicity unless publicity would be of aid and comfort to the enemy.
(H) The supervision of the drafting and execution of mutual aid agreements, in cooperation with the representatives of the state and of other local political subdivisions of the state, and the drafting and execution, if deemed desirable, of an agreement with other municipalities within the county, for the county- wide coordination of emergency management efforts.
(I) The supervision of, and final authorization for the procurement of all necessary supplies and equipment, including acceptance of private contributions which may be offered for the purpose of improving emergency management within the city.
(J) The authorizing of agreements, after approval by the City Attorney, for use of private property for public shelter and other purposes.
(Ord. 82-10, passed 11-23-82; Am. Ord. 2009-12, passed 5-5-09)