(A) The City Manager shall appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator who shall be a person well versed and trained in planning operations involving the activities of many different agencies which will operate to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in the event of danger from enemy action or disaster as defined in this Chapter.
(B) If the City Manager elects to appoint someone other than the Chief of Police as Emergency Management Coordinator, the Chief of Police will assist the appointed individual in the planning operations of Emergency Management including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery procedures.
(C) The Emergency Management Coordinator shall be responsible to the City Manager in regard to all phases of emergency preparedness activity in the city. Under the supervision of the City Manager, the Emergency Management Coordinator shall maintain liaison with the state and federal authorities and the authorities of other nearby political preparedness plans, and, during a proclaimed disaster emergency, shall maintain operational control of emergency activities from an Emergency Operations Center.
(Am. Ord. 2004-04, passed 3-9-04; Am. Ord. 2018-11, passed 12-11-18)