(a) During times of disaster, major incident, or declared emergency, in conjunction with the Town Manager, the Director is hereby delegated authority from the Town of Surf City Governing Body, and shall take all such action needed to protect citizens, property, town interests, and the environment from any hazard, threat or actual, and shall retain this authority until such time the aforementioned threat has been abated.
(b) During these times, all Town of Surf City department resources and assets utilized within the emergency management framework, shall be at the direction and control of the Director. All actions, unless clearly imminent and necessary, will be prescribed by the Director.
(c) This provision does not shift "normal daily operations" responsibility from individual departments and their respective department heads. These remain the responsibility of the department, under the direction and control of the respective department head.
(Ord. No. 2019-03, § 1 (part), 4-2-19; Ord. No. 2021-04, § 1 (part), 4-6-2021)