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THE CITY Of 7 L A r A t i r iJ! U f i1 Vo COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2.44.040 and agreements and such ordinances and 3. Control and direct the effort of the resolutions and rules and regulations as emergency organization of the city for are necessary to implement such plans the accomplishment of the purposes of and agreements. The disaster council this chapter, shall meet upon call of the chairman or, 4. Direct cooperation between and in his absence from the city or inability to coordination of services and staff of the call such meeting, upon call of the vice emergency organization of the city, and chairman. (Prior code 1-4.43) resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise between 2.44.050 Director and assistant them: director of emergency 5. Represent the city in all dealings senices—Offices created. with public or private agencies on mat A. There is created the office of direc- ters pertaining to emergencies as defined tor of emergency services. The city in this chapter, manager shall be the director of emer- 6. In the event of the proclamation of gency services. a "local emergency" as provided in this B. There is created the office of section, the proclamation of a "state of assistant director of emergency services. emergency" by the governor or the direc- who shall be appointed by the director. for of the State Office of Emergency Serv- (Prior code 14.44) ices, or the existence of a "state of war emergency," the director is empowered: 2.44.060 Director and assistant a. To make and issue rules and regula- director of emergency tions on matters reasonably related to the services —Powers and protection of life and property as affected duties. by such emergency: provided, however. A. The director is empowered to: such rules and regulations must be con 1. Request the city council to pro firmed at the earliest practicable time by claim the existence or threatened exis- the city council, tense of a "local emergency" if the city b. To obtain vital supplies, equip council is in session. or to issue such ment, and such other properties found proclamation if the city council is not in lacking and needed for the protection of session. whenever a local emergency is life and property and to bind the city for proclaimed by the director, the city coun- the fair value thereof and, if required cil shall take action to ratify the procla- immediately, to commandeer the same motion within seven days thereafter or for public use, the proclamation shall have no further c. To require emergency services of force or effect; any city officer or employee and in the 2. Request the governor to proclaim a event of the proclamation of a "state of "state of emergency" when, in the opin- emergency" in the county in which the ion of the director, the locally available city is located or the existence of a "state resources are inadequate to cope with the of war emergency," to command the aid emergency: of as many citizens of this community as City of Pleasanton 25 COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN Revised 10/25/2005