(a) The Mayor, with the approval of Council, is hereby authorized and directed to establish an organization to prepare for community disasters utilizing to the fullest extent existing agencies in the Municipality. The Mayor shall be the director of the emergency preparedness forces of the City and shall be responsible for their organization, administration and operation, working through the Director of Emergency Management.
(b) The organization for providing emergency services shall consist of the following:
(1) A Department of Emergency Management established within the City government. The Department shall have an administrative head who will be known as the Director of Emergency Management. Such assistants and other employees as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the organization will also be employed.
(2) The employees, equipment and facilities of all Municipal departments, boards, institutions and commissions suitable for or adaptable to emergency services and activities as may be designated as part of the total emergency preparedness forces. Such designations shall be made by the Mayor with the approval of Council.
(c) All officers and employees of departments, commissions, boards, institutions and other agencies of the City government designated by the Mayor, with the approval of Council, as emergency preparedness forces, shall cooperate with the Director in the formulation of the emergency operations plan, and they shall assist the Director in all matters pursuant to this chapter.
(Res. 80-55. Passed 1-21-80.)