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 emergency management director.
(2)
The
emergency management 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 article. The
emergency management director may delegate authority for execution
of these duties to the coordinator, but ultimate responsibility for
such execution 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 operations 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 operations plan.
[Code 1984, ch. 1, § 13(A)]
The duties and responsibilities of the emergency management
director shall include the following:
(1)
Conduct
an on-going survey of actual or potential hazards which threaten life
and property within the city and an on-going program of identifying
and requiring or recommending the implementation of measures which
should 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 operations 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 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 its 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 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
operations 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)
Survey
of the availability of existing personnel, equipment, supplies and
services which could be used during a disaster, as provided for in
this article.
(13)
Other
requirements as specified in the Texas Disaster Act of 1975, V.T.C.A.,
Government Code § 418.001 et seq.
[Code 1984, ch. 1, § 13(B)]
