In the event an emergency situation overwhelms or threatens to overwhelm local resources, or the proclamation of a state of disaster by the Governor, or in the event of a war-caused state of extreme emergency, the official performing the duties of the Director of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), as authorized in the city's Emergency Operation Plan, is hereby empowered to perform the following acts:
(A) Activate the Tulare EOC and provide necessary staffing;
(B) Make a declaration of a local state of emergency, the declaration to be ratified by the City Council at its next regular meeting;
(C) Cause the dissemination of appropriate warning signals and issue suitable advisory information to the Emergency Council and the public;
(D) Advise the Tulare Operational Area EOC of the situation and activation of the city's local EOC; and
(E) Request mutual aid through the California Office of Emergency Services if local deficiencies of personnel and/or equipment are indicated by the service chiefs.
(1995 Code, § 3.20.030) (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