This chapter is constructed to serve the following purpose:
(A) To empower the City Manager or his or her designee to prepare a plan of operation for the management of disasters and other catastrophic events. This plan is to be developed in accordance with state and federal guidelines using National Incident Management;
(B) To provide for the protection of persons and property within the City of Tulare in the event of such disasters;
(C) To provide for the coordination of the emergency operational functions of the city with all other affected agencies; and
(D) To sanction expenditures made in connection with such disasters, including mutual aid activities, as conclusively required for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property in the city.
(1995 Code, § 3.20.010) (Ord. 2022-17, passed 12-20-2022; Ord. 16-12, passed 11-1-2016; Ord. 05-2001, passed 1-3-2006; Ord. 96-1793, passed - -1996)