There exists the office of emergency management director of the city, which shall be held by the mayor in accordance with state law.
(1) 
An emergency management coordinator may be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the director;
(2) 
The director shall be responsible for a program of comprehensive emergency management within the city and for carrying out the duties and responsibilities set forth in this division. He/she may delegate authority for execution[; however, responsibility] shall remain with the director.
(3) 
The operational emergency management organization of the city shall consist of the officers and employees of the city so designated by the director 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.
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(a))
The duties and responsibilities of the emergency management director shall include the following:
(1) 
Surveying actual or potential hazards that threaten life and property within the city and identifying and requiring or recommending the implementation of measures that 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 to declare a local state of disaster. The declaration may not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven 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 secretary.
(4) 
Issuance of necessary proclamations, regulations, or directives that are necessary for carrying out the purposes of this division. 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 on the disaster prevent or impede, promptly filed with the city secretary.
(5) 
Direction and control of the operations of the 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) 
Supervision 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 county-wide coordination of emergency management efforts.
(10) 
Supervision of, and final authorization for, the 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, for use of private property for public shelter and other purposes.
(12) 
Surveying 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 (V.T.C.A., Government Code chapter 418).
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(b))
A comprehensive emergency management plan 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 division. As provided by state law, the plan shall follow the standards and criteria established by the state division of emergency management. Insofar as possible, the form of organization, titles, and terminology shall conform to the recommendations of the state division of emergency management. 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 division and have the effect of law during the time of a disaster.
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(c))
The mayor is hereby authorized to join with the county judge and the mayors of the other cities in the county in the formation of an interjurisdictional emergency management program for the county, and shall have the authority to cooperate in the preparation of an interjurisdictional emergency management plan and in the appointment of a joint emergency management coordinator, as well as all powers necessary to participate in a county-wide program of emergency management insofar as said program may affect the city.
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(d))
At all times when the orders, rules, and regulations made and promulgated pursuant to this division shall be in effect, they shall supersede and override all existing ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations insofar as the latter may be inconsistent therewith.
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(e))
This division is an exercise by the city of its governmental functions for the protection of the public peace, health, and safety and the city, the agents and representatives of the city, any individual, receiver, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or trustee, and 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 division, shall, to the extent permitted by state and federal law as amended, be protected from liability for any damage sustained to persons as the result of said activity.
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(f))
No person shall have the right to expend any public funds of the city in carrying out any emergency management activity authorized by this division without prior approval by the city council, 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 declared disaster. During a declared disaster, the mayor may expend and/or commit public funds of the city when deemed prudent and necessary for the protection of health, life, or property.
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(g))
(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 division.
(b) 
It shall likewise be unlawful for any person to wear, carry, or display any 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) 
Convictions for violations of the provisions of this division shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00, or such maximum amount as is set by V.T.C.A., Government Code section 418.173(b), as amended.
(1991 Code, sec. 10-1; Ordinance 04-591 adopted 4/22/04; Ordinance 10-679 adopted 11/12/09; Ordinance 19-841 adopted 4/11/19; 2007 Code, sec. 14-1(h))