2010-012 RES APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING IMPLEMENTATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN

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B. Assignment of Responsibilities 1. General For most emergency functions, successful operations require a coordinated effort from a number of departments, agencies, and groups. To facilitate a coordinated effort, elected and appointed officials, departments and agency heads, and other personnel are assigned primary responsibility for planning and coordinating specific emergency functions. Generally, primary responsibility for an emergency function will be assigned to an individual from the department or agency that has legal responsibility for that function or possesses the most appropriate knowledge and skills. Other officials, departments, and agencies may be assigned support responsibilities for specific emergency functions. Attachment 4 summarizes the general emergency responsibilities of local officials, department and agency heads, and other personnel. 2. The individual having primary responsibility for an emergency function is normally responsible for coordinating preparation of and maintaining that portion of the emergency plan that addresses that function. Plan and annex assignments are outlined in Attachment 5. Listed below are general responsibilities assigned to the Executive Group, Emergency Services, Support Services, and other Support Agencies. Additional specific responsibilities can be found the functional annexes to this Basic Plan. 3. Executive Group Responsibilities a. The Mayor will: 1) Establish objectives and priorities for the emergency management program and provide general policy guidance on the conduct of that program. 2) Monitor the emergency response during disaster situations and provides direction where appropriate. 3) With the assistance of the Public Information Officer, keep the public informed during emergency situations. 4) With the assistance of the legal staff, declare a local state of disaster, request the Governor declare a state of emergency, or invoke the emergency powers of government when necessary. 5) Request assistance from other local governments or the State when necessary 6) Direct activation of the EOC. b. The City Manager will: 1) Implement the policies and decisions of the governing body relating to emergency management. 2) Organize the emergency management program and identifies personnel, equipment, and facility needs. 3) Assign emergency management program tasks to departments and agencies. 4) Ensure that departments and agencies participate in emergency planning, training, and exercise activities. 5) Coordinate the operational response of local emergency services. 6) Coordinate activation of the EOC and supervise its operation. Ver 2.0 BP-14 05/05