(a) The Emergency Services Coordinator shall be responsible for the administration, planning, coordination and operation of all emergency preparedness activities in the City. He or she shall maintain liaison with County, State and Federal authorities, and the authorities of adjacent and nearby political subdivisions, so as to ensure the most effective emergency operations.
(b) The duties of the Emergency Services Coordinator shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Development of the City Emergency Operations Plan, and any other appropriate disaster plans, for the immediate use of all of the facilities, equipment, manpower and other resources of the City, for the purpose of minimizing or preventing damage to persons or property and for protecting and restoring to usefulness governmental services and public utilities necessary for the public health, safety and general welfare;
(2) Coordinating the recruitment and training of volunteer personnel and agencies to augment the personnel and facilities of the City for emergency purposes;
(3) Through public information programs, educating the population as to actions necessary and required for the protection of persons and property in case of a disaster;
(4) Conducting practice alerts and exercises to ensure the efficient operation of the City's emergency organization to familiarize residents of the City with emergency regulations, procedures and operations;
(5) Coordinating the activity of all other public and private agencies engaged in any emergency or disaster relief programs;
(6) Negotiating with owners or persons in control of buildings or other property for the use of such buildings or property for emergency or disaster relief purposes, and designating suitable buildings as public shelters;
(7) Establishing and maintaining administrative control over a local radiological defense program, to include emergency preparations for both peace-time radiation incidents and international war-time disasters; and
(8) Coordinating Municipal emergency preparedness activities with those of the County and adjacent municipalities.
(Ord. 64. Passed 9-20-83.)