There is hereby established under the executive branch of the government of the City of Las Vegas, in accordance with the State Civil Emergency Preparedness Act, NMSA 1978, §§
12-10-1 to 12-10-10, the Office of Civil Emergency Preparedness, which shall consist of:
A. A Coordinator of Civil Emergency Preparedness who shall be a full-time
employee in good standing of the County of San Miguel or the City
of Las Vegas subject to the approval of the County Manager and the
City Manager with the concurrence of the County Commission and the
City Council and approval by the State Director of Homeland Security
and Emergency Management.
B. Such additional professional staff personnel as may be required to
effectively carry out the Civil Emergency Preparedness Program may
also be designated by the County and City Managers.
C. All other City officers and employees, together with those volunteer
forces enrolled to aid them during periods of emergency, shall be
considered as part of the civil emergency preparedness organization
of the City of Las Vegas and the County of San Miguel.
The purpose of the Office of Civil Emergency Preparedness is
to coordinate the efforts of all local and county governmental departments
and agencies and to maintain liaison with and cooperate with civil
emergency preparedness agencies and organizations of other political
subdivisions and of the state government. It shall be the duty of
said organization to coordinate the development of a civil emergency
preparedness plan for the protection of live and property adequate
to cope with disasters resulting from acts of war or terrorism, or
from other natural or man-made causes other than acts of war and to
coordinate the implementation of said plans during periods of emergency
within the territorial limits of the City and the County of San Miguel.