(a) The Mayor, with the approval of Council, is hereby authorized and directed to create an organization to prepare for community disasters utilizing, to the fullest extent possible, existing agencies within the Municipality. The Mayor, as executive head of the City Government, shall be the Director of the emergency services forces of the City and shall be responsible for their organization, administration and operation, working through the Coordinator.
(b) The organization for providing emergency services shall consist of the following:
(1) An Office of Emergency Services established within the City Government, which shall have an administrative head appointed who will be known as the Coordinator, Office of Emergency Services, and which shall employ such assistants and other employees as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the organization; and
(2) The employees, equipment and facilities of all Municipal departments, boards, institutions and commissions suitable for, or adaptable to, emergency services activities, may be designated as part of the total emergency services forces. Such designations shall be by the Mayor with the approval of Council.
(c) All officers and employees of departments, commissions, boards, institutions and other agencies of the City Government designated by the Mayor, with the approval of Council, as emergency services forces shall cooperate with the Emergency Services Coordinator in the formulation of the Emergency Operations Plan and shall assist the Coordinator in all matters pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 64. Passed 9-20-83.)