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The mayor shall designate an officer of the city to serve as the city's emergency program manager. If no such designation has otherwise been made, the Ogden City fire chief shall serve as the emergency program manager.
(Ord. 2001-65, 11-20-2001, eff. 12-9-2001)
The emergency program manager shall, under the direction of the mayor, and with the assistance of all city officers, departments and divisions, prepare and maintain an emergency operations plan for the city and recommend to the mayor and city council mutual aid plans and interlocal agreements which are deemed essential for the plan. The emergency program manager shall make or recommend continuing studies of the need for revisions and improvements in such plans. The emergency program manager shall provide a copy of the plan, and any amendments thereto, to the city council, and, by October 31 of each year, brief the city council on the plan and any revisions or improvements made thereto.
(Ord. 2001-65, 11-20-2001, eff. 12-9-2001)
In addition to the duties prescribed in section 12-15-7 of this chapter, the emergency program manager shall:
A. Request the mayor when appropriate to declare a local emergency as provided in section 12-15-3 of this chapter.
B. Assist the mayor, or the mayor's designee, in the exercise of emergency powers under section 12-15-4 of this chapter.
C. Consult with the city attorney in the planning and exercise of emergency powers.
D. Marshal, after the declaration of a local emergency, all necessary personnel, equipment and supplies from any department of the city to aid in carrying out the emergency operations plan.
E. Act in coordination with the state, the county and other governmental agencies as may be necessary to plan and implement joint jurisdictional emergency planning and disaster services, and the development of mutual aid arrangements.
F. Plan and direct emergency training activities.
G. Maintain a liaison with other municipal, state, county, regional and federal disaster services agencies.
H. Assume other emergency responsibilities as assigned by the mayor.
(Ord. 2001-65, 11-20-2001, eff. 12-9-2001)
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the mayor, upon declaration of a local emergency by proclamation as provided in section 12-15-3 of this chapter, may authorize the chief administrative officer and his/her designees, to procure by purchase or lease, such goods and services as are deemed necessary for the city's emergency response effort. This emergency procurement of goods or services may be made in the open market for immediate delivery or furnishing, without filing a requisition or estimate and without advertisement or competitive bid. A full written account of all emergency procurements made during this emergency, together with a requisition for the required materials, supplies, equipment, or services, shall be submitted to the director of management services within thirty (30) days after their procurement, and shall be open to public inspection for a period of at least one year subsequent to the date of the emergency purchases. The mayor, or the mayor's designee, shall, within three (3) months of the conclusion of the emergency, formally communicate these emergency expenditures in a full written account to the city council.
(Ord. 2001-65, 11-20-2001, eff. 12-9-2001)
A. Each city officer shall designate three (3) emergency interim successors and specify their order of succession. The list of designated successors, and any updates thereto, shall be provided to the emergency program manager by June 15 of each year for inclusion in the emergency operations plan and timely submission to the comprehensive emergency management division of the state of Utah.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any city officer or the officer's legal deputy, if any, is unavailable, a designated emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and duties of the office according to the order of succession specified by the city officer. An emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and duties of the city office only until:
1. The vacancy is filled in accordance with the state law; or
2. The city officer, the officer's deputy, or an emergency interim successor earlier in the order of succession becomes available to exercise the powers and duties of the city office.
C. At the time an individual is appointed as an emergency interim successor, the emergency interim successor shall sign prospectively whatever oath is required to enable them to exercise the powers and duties of the office to which they may succeed. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office as a prerequisite to the exercise of the powers or discharge of the duties of an office to which he or she succeeds.
D. Persons authorized to act as emergency interim successors shall exercise the powers and duties of the office to which they succeed only when a disaster has occurred. Until the persons designated as emergency interim successors succeed to the exercise of the powers and duties of an office, they shall serve as emergency interim successors at the pleasure of the designating authority and may be removed and replaced by the designating authority at any time, with or without cause.
E. Except for factual disputes concerning the office of mayor, the mayor shall adjudicate any dispute concerning a question of fact arising under this section and the mayor's decision shall be final.
(Ord. 2001-65, 11-20-2001, eff. 12-9-2001)
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