(a) The City Manager is authorized and directed to create an organization for disaster services utilizing to the fullest extent the existing agencies within the City. The City Manager, as executive head of the municipal government, shall be the Director of the disaster services forces of this City and shall be responsible for their organization, administration and operations.
(b) The organization shall consist of the following:
(1) The City Manager shall be the Director of Disaster Services and the executive departments of the City government shall be under his direction.
(2) The employees, equipment and facilities of all City departments shall participate in civil defense and disaster services activity. Duties assigned to a City department shall be the same or similar to the normal duties of the department.
(3) Volunteer persons and agencies offering service to, and accepted by the Director.
(c) The Director shall designate and appoint a Deputy Director to assume the emergency duties of the Director in the event of his absence or inability to act, the intent being that there shall be, at all times, a Director of Disaster Services in charge in the City as required by Ohio R.C. 5915.06.
(1987 Code 91.03)