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 Shavano Park
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 22. PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
 Article II. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

  § 22-20. Powers and duties of Emergency Management Director.  

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  • The duties and responsibilities of the Emergency Management Director shall include the following:

    (1)

    Conducting of 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 to prevent the occurrence or reduce the impact of such hazards if a disaster were to occur.

    (2)

    Supervision of the development and approval of an emergency management plan for the City and authority to recommend for adoption by the City Council mutual aid agreements deemed necessary for the implementation of such plan.

    (3)

    Authority to declare a local state of disaster. The declaration of a local state of disaster may not be continued, nor may it be extended, for a period in excess of seven days except by or with the consent of the 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 necessary for carrying out the purposes of this article. Proclamations, regulations and directives shall be disseminated promptly by means calculated to bring their content to the attention of the general public and, unless circumstances attendant on the disaster prevent or impede such action, 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 the 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)

    Marshalling of necessary personnel, equipment, or supplies from any department of the City to aid in implementation of the provisions of the emergency management plan.

    (9)

    Supervision over drafting and execution of mutual aid agreements, in cooperation with representatives of the State and of other political subdivisions of the State, and drafting and execution, if deemed desirable, of an agreement with the County and other municipalities within the County, for the countywide coordination of emergency management efforts.

    (10)

    Supervision and final authorization for the procurement of necessary supplies and equipment, including acceptance of private contributions which may be offered for the purpose of improving emergency management within the City.

    (11)

    Authorization 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 provided for herein.

    (13)

    Other requirements as specified in the Texas Disaster Act of 1975.

(Ord. No. 121, § 2, 6-18-1990; Ord. No. 300-07-12, § I(2), 9-24-2012)