§ 8.08.060. Powers and duties of the director of emergency services, and deputy director of emergency service.

A.

Director. The director is empowered to:

1.

Request the city council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a "local emergency" if the city council is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the city council is not in session. Whenever a local emergency is proclaimed by the director, the city council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven days thereafter or the proclamation shall have no further force or effect;

2.

Request the Governor to proclaim a "state of emergency" when, in the opinion of the director, the locally available resources are inadequate to cope with the emergency;

3.

Control and direct the effort of the emergency organization of the city for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter;

4.

Direct cooperation between the coordination of services and staff of the emergency organization of the city, and resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise between them;

5.

Represent the city in all dealings with public or private agencies on matters pertaining to emergencies as defined in this chapter;

6.

In the event of the proclamation of a "local emergency" as provided in this section, the proclamation of a "state of emergency" by the Governor or the director of the state office of emergency services, or the existence of a "state of war emergency," the director is empowered:

a.

To make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency; provided, however, such rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earliest practicable time by the city council;

b.

To obtain vital supplies, equipment, and such other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of life and property and to bind the city for the fair value thereof and, if required immediately, to commandeer the same for public use;

c.

To require emergency services of any city officer or employee and, in the event of the proclamation of a "state of emergency" in the county in which the city is located or the existence of a "state of war emergency," to command the aid of as many citizens of this community as he/she deems necessary in the execution of his/her duties, such persons shall be entitled to all privileges, benefits, and immunities as are provided by state law for registered disaster service workers;

d.

To requisition necessary personnel or material of any city department or agency;

e.

To execute all of his/her ordinary power as city manager, all of the special powers conferred upon him/her by this chapter or by resolution or emergency plan pursuant hereto adopted by the city council, and all powers conferred upon him/her by any statute, by any agreement approved by the city council, and by any other lawful authority; and

f.

In addition to the powers granted herein, the director of emergency services shall have such powers incidental to the performance of duties as said director as shall be necessary to allow the director to carry out the emergency operations plan of the city.

B.

Order of Succession to Office. The city manager shall designate the order of succession to that office, to take effect in the event the director is unavailable to attend meetings and otherwise perform his/her duties during an emergency.

C.

Deputy Director of Emergency Services. The deputy director of emergency services shall assist the director of emergency services in all respects, particularly in coordinating the activities of city staff members and volunteer members of the emergency organization. The deputy director of emergency services shall, under supervision of the director of emergency services and with the assistance of department heads, develop emergency plans and manage the emergency programs of the city, and shall have such other powers and duties as may be assigned by the director of emergency services.

(Ord. No. 619, § 1, 1-22-19)