A civil defense organization is hereby created utilizing to the fullest extent personnel and facilities of existing city departments and agencies. The Mayor shall be responsible for its organization, administration, and operation. The organization shall consist of the following:
(A) A Department of Civil Defense within the executive department of the city government. There shall be an executive head of the Department of Civil Defense, appointed by the Mayor, by and with the approval of the Council who shall be known as the Director of Civil Defense, and such assistants, clerical help, other employees, and civil defense volunteers as are deemed necessary to the proper functioning of the organization.
(B) Five deputy directors with responsibility for financial services, law enforcement, fire control, engineering services, and health and medical services appointed by the Mayor. These shall, so far as possible, be additional duty assignments to existing personnel, and it is the intent of this chapter that civil defense and disaster assignments shall be as nearly consistent with normal duty assignment as possible.
(C) The employees, equipment, and facilities of all city departments and agencies suitable for or adaptable to civil defense and designated by the Mayor to participate in the civil defense activity.
(D) Civil defense volunteers, including persons and private agencies or governmental units offering services to the organization.
('72 Code, § 1-1101)