(A) Emergency Management Coordinator, Assistants and deputies.
(1) The Mayor, with the approval of the City Council, shall appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator, and with the input of the Emergency Management Coordinator shall appoint the Deputy Coordinator who shall be persons with the personal attributes, experience and training needed to coordinate the activities of the agencies, departments and individuals within the city to protect the public heath, safety and welfare during emergency situations and disasters.
(2) The Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator shall assume the duties of the Coordinator whenever he is unavailable during disasters or emergency situations.
(3) Assistant coordinators may be designated to work with the Emergency Management Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator on emergency planning matters. Assistant coordinators, if appointed, shall be selected and shall serve as follows:
(a) There may be one assistant coordinator appointed from each city department designated by the department head, with the approval of the Mayor and City Council, as part of the emergency management forces.
(b) Assistant coordinators shall assume the duties of the Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator whenever they are unavailable during disasters or emergency situations in the order of designation by the Mayor, acting upon the recommendation of the Coordinator.
(‘68 Code, § 2-205) (Ord. 612, passed 12-3-84; Am. Ord. 618, passed 6-17-85)
(B) The duties of the Emergency Management Coordinator shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Development of plans for the immediate use of all of the facilities, equipment, manpower and other resources of the city for the purpose of minimizing or preventing damage to persons or property; and protecting and restoring to usefulness governmental services and public utilities necessary for the public health, safety and general welfare.
(2) Coordinating the recruitment and training of volunteer personnel and agencies to augment the personnel and facilities of the city for emergency purposes.
(3) Through public information programs, educating the civilian population as to actions necessary and required for the protection of persons and property in case of disaster.
(4) Conducting practice alerts and exercises to insure the efficient operation of the city’s emergency organization and to familiarize residents of the city with emergency regulations, procedures and operations.
(5) Coordinating the activity of all other public and private agencies engaged in any emergency or disaster relief programs.
(6) Negotiating with owners or persons in control of buildings or other property for the use of such buildings or other property for emergency or disaster relief peroses, and designating suitable buildings as public shelters.
(7) Establish and maintain administrative control over a local radiological defense program, to include emergency preparations for both peacetime radiation incidents and international wartime disasters.
(8) Establish property accountability procedures for federal surplus property acquiring by the city, federal excess property on load to the city or any other property or equipment loaned to the city for use in disaster or emergency situations.
(‘68 Code, § 2-207) (Ord. 612, passed 12-3-84)