(A) It is the intent and purpose of this Chapter to provide for the complete and efficient utilization of the City's personnel, facilities, and equipment in the event of natural or human-made disasters, and to provide for the coordination of disaster functions of the City with all other public agencies and affected private persons, corporations, and organizations.
(B) The Department of Public Safety shall be the coordinating agency for all activity in connection with emergency preparedness and other disaster operations. It will be the instrument through which the Emergency Preparedness Director and the Coordinator of Emergency Management may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in them by AS 26.20 and AS 26.23.
(C) All emergency preparedness and disaster operations shall be conducted utilizing the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
(D) This Chapter will not relieve any City department of the moral responsibilities or authority given to it by law, nor will it adversely affect the work of any volunteer agency.
(Am. Ord. 2004-04, passed 3-9-04; Am. Ord. 2014-15, passed 7-8-14)