The Emergency Management Plan adopted and amended by the county from time to time is hereby adopted as the Emergency Management Plan of the city. The mayor, chief of police, and city manager are hereby authorized to carry out such plan as authorized by state law and the city Charter.
The city council does hereby adopt the National Incident Management System dated March 1, 2004.
(Ordinance 488, § 2, adopted 10/17/2006; Ordinance 536, § 2, adopted 4/15/2008)
In case of national emergency, public shelter managers duly appointed by the emergency management director shall open public shelters, take charge of all stocks of food, water, and other supplies stored in said shelter, admit the public according to the city's shelter use plan and take whatever control measures are necessary for the protection and safety of the occupants.
(Ordinance 45, § 1, adopted 11/19/1974)
Shelter managers are authorized to use reasonable restraint against those who refuse to cooperate with the routine of shelter living under emergency conditions. Refusal to carry out the orders of the shelter manager and his appointed staff shall be punishable as provided in section 1-10.
(Ordinance 45, § 2, adopted 11/19/1974)