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A. There is created the office of director of emergency services. The city manager shall be the director of emergency services. There is also created the office of assistant director of emergency services. The fire chief shall be the assistant director of emergency services and the chief of police and the director of public works shall serve as deputy directors of emergency services. The assistant director shall perform the duties and responsibilities of the director during the absence or disability of the director and shall perform such other duties and responsibilities as may be ordered by the director.

B. The director is empowered:

1. To request the city council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency and the termination thereof, if the city council is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the city council is not in session, subject to ratification by the city council at the earliest practicable time;

2. To ask and/or advise the mayor to request the governor to proclaim a state of emergency when in the opinion of the director, the locally available resources are inadequate to cope the emergency;

3. To control and direct the effort of the emergency organization of this city for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter;

4. To direct cooperation between and coordination of services and staff of the emergency organization of this city, and to resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise between them;

5. To represent this city in all dealings with public or private agencies on matters pertaining to emergencies as defined in Section 2.40.020. (Ord. 4556 § 1, 2009; prior code § 1.80.050)