§ 26-4. Organization and appointments.

(a)

The city manager is hereby authorized and directed to create an organization for emergency management utilizing to the fullest extent the existing agencies within this city. The city manager shall be the director of the emergency management forces of this city and shall be responsible for their organization, administration and operations.

(b)

The organization shall consist of the following:

(1)

An office of emergency management within the executive department of the city government and under the direction of the city manager. There shall be an executive head of the office of emergency management, who shall be known as the coordinator of the office of emergency management, and such assistant and other employees as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the organization.

(2)

The employees, equipment and facilities of all city departments, boards, institutions and commissions will participate in the emergency management activity.

(3)

Duties assigned to a city department shall be the same or similar to the normal duties of the department.

(4)

Volunteer persons and agencies offering service to, and accepted by, the city.

(c)

The emergency management director (city manager) shall appoint a coordinator of the city office of emergency management who shall be a person well versed and trained in rendering emergency services and 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 emergency or attack as defined in this chapter.

(d)

The emergency management director shall designate and appoint a deputy director(s) to assume the emergency duties of the director in the event of his absence or inability to act. The coordinator may serve as deputy director.

(Code 1981, § 7.3-4)