The declared purposes of this chapter are to provide for the preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property within the city in the event of an emergency or disaster and to provide for the coordination of the emergency functions of the city with all public agencies and affected private persons, corporations, and organizations. Any expenditures made in connection with such emergency and disaster activities, including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the city.
('61 Code, § 3-2.01) (Ord. 182 C.S., passed 3-6-72)