(a) 
Office of director.
There exists the office of emergency management director of the city, which shall be held by the mayor in accordance with state law.
(b) 
Emergency management coordinator.
An emergency management coordinator shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the director.
(c) 
Responsibility for emergency management program.
The director shall be responsible for a program of comprehensive emergency management with the city and for carrying out the duties and responsibilities set forth in this article. He may delegate authority for execution of these duties to the coordinator.
(d) 
Emergency management organization; composition; functions and duties.
The operational emergency management organization of the city shall consist of the officers and employees of the city so designated in the emergency management plan, as well as organized volunteer groups. The functions and duties of this organization shall be distributed among such officers and employees in accordance with the terms of the emergency management plan.
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/87; 1978 Code, sec. 2-37)
The duties and responsibilities of the emergency management director shall include the following:
(1) 
Conduct an ongoing survey of actual or potential hazards which threaten life and property within the city and an ongoing program of identifying and requiring or recommending the implementation of measures which would tend to prevent the occurrence or reduce the impact of such hazards if a disaster did occur.
(2) 
Supervision of the development and approval of an emergency management plan for the city, and shall recommend for adoption by the city council all mutual aid arrangements deemed necessary for the implementation of such plan.
(3) 
Authority as the mayor to declare a local state of disaster. The declaration may not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven (7) days except by or with the consent of the city council. Any order or proclamation declaring, continuing or terminating a local state of disaster shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the city clerk.
(4) 
Issuance of necessary proclamations, regulations or directives during times of declared emergency which are necessary for carrying out the purposes of this article. Such proclamations, regulations, or directives shall be disseminated promptly by means calculated to bring the contents to the attention of the general public and, unless circumstances attendant to the disaster prevent or impede, promptly filed with the city clerk.
(5) 
Direction and control of the operations of the city emergency management organization as well as the training of emergency management personnel.
(6) 
Determination of all questions of authority and responsibility that may arise within the emergency management organization of the city.
(7) 
Maintenance of liaison with other municipal, county, district, state, regional or federal emergency management organizations.
(8) 
Marshaling of all necessary personnel, equipment or supplies from any department of the city to aid in the carrying out of the provisions of the emergency management plan.
(9) 
Coordination and review of the drafting and execution of mutual aid agreements, in cooperation with the representatives of the state and of other local political subdivisions of the state, and the drafting and execution, if deemed desirable, of an agreement with the county in which the city is located and with other municipalities within the county, for the countywide coordination of emergency management efforts.
(10) 
Supervision and procurement of all necessary supplies and equipment, including acceptance of private contributions which may be offered for the purpose of improving emergency management within the city.
(11) 
Authorizing of agreements, after approval by the city attorney and city council, for use of private property for public shelter and other purposes.
(12) 
Survey of the availability of existing personnel, equipment, supplies and services which could be used during a disaster, as provided for herein.
(13) 
Other requirements as specified in the Texas Disaster Act, 1975 (Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated, Government Code, chapter 418).
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/87; Ordinance 93-81, sec. 1, adopted 12/14/93; 1978 Code, sec. 2-38; Ordinance 07-010, sec. 8, adopted 2/6/07)
A comprehensive emergency management program shall be developed and maintained in a current state. The plan shall set forth the form of the organization, establish and designate divisions and functions, assign responsibilities, tasks, duties, and powers and designate officers and employees to carry out the provisions of this article. When approved, it shall be the duty of all departments and agencies to perform the functions assigned by the plan and to maintain their portion of the plan in a current state of readiness at all times. The emergency management plan shall be considered supplementary to this article and have the effect of law during the time of a disaster. The city manager is hereby authorized to revise the plan from time to time to keep it current. Such changes shall be effective when filed with the city clerk.
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/87; 1978 Code, sec. 2-39)
The mayor is hereby authorized to establish an emergency management program for the city and shall have the authority and all powers necessary to implement such program of emergency management.
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/87; Ordinance 93-81, sec. 1, adopted 12/14/93; 1978 Code, sec. 2-40; Ordinance 07-010, sec. 9, adopted 2/6/07; Ordinance 08-026, sec. 2, adopted 4/15/08)
At all times when the orders, rules and regulations made and promulgated pursuant to this article shall be in effect, they shall supersede and override all existing ordinances, orders, rules and regulations insofar as the latter may be inconsistent therewith.
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/87; 1978 Code, sec. 2-41)
This article is an exercise by the city of its governmental functions for the protection of the public peace, health, and safety and neither the city, the agents and representatives of the city, nor any individual, receiver, firm, partnership, corporation, association or trustee, nor any of the agents thereof, in good faith carrying out, complying with or attempting to comply with any order, rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be liable for any damage sustained to persons as the result of said activity. Any person owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation grants to the city a license or privilege or otherwise permits the city to inspect, designate and use the whole or any part or parts of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual, impending or practice enemy attack or natural or man-made disaster shall, together with his successors in interest, if any, not be civilly liable for the death of or injury to any person on or about such real estate or premises under such license, privilege or other permission or for loss of or damage to the property of such person.
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/87; 1978 Code, sec. 2-42)
No person shall have the right to expend any public funds of the city in carrying out any emergency management activity outside the normal process when not in an emergency situation nor shall any person have any right to bind the city by contract, agreement or otherwise without prior and specific approval of the city council unless, during a disaster, the emergency management director may expend and/or commit public funds of the city when deemed prudent and necessary for the protection of health, life or property.
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/87; 1978 Code, sec. 2-43)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the emergency management organization in the enforcement of any rule or regulation issued pursuant to this article, or to do any act forbidden by any rule or regulation issued pursuant to the authority contained in this article.
(b) 
It shall likewise be unlawful for any person to wear, carry or display an emblem, insignia or any other means of identification as a member of the emergency management organization of the city unless authority to do so has been granted to such person by the proper officials.
(c) 
Conviction for violations of the provisions of this article shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
(Ordinance 87-25, sec. 2, adopted 4/14/87; Ordinance 93-81, sec. 1, adopted 12/14/93; 1978 Code, sec. 2-44; Ordinance 07-010, sec. 10, adopted 2/6/07)