2606 ORD ESTABLISHING PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MGMT WHICH INCLUDES PREVENTION, MITIGATION, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PHASES OF EMERGENCY MGMT

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ORDINANCE N0. 2606 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ES- TABLISHING A PROGRAM OF CQMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE PREVENTION, PiITIGATION, RESPONSE AND RE- COVERY PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; ACKNOWLEDGING THE OFFICE OF E14ERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR; AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR; AP1D PROVIDING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THOSE OFFICES; IDE:ITIFYING AN OPERATIONAL ORGANIZATION; GRAiNTING NECESSARY POWERS TO COPE WITH ALL PHASES OF EMERGENCIES WHICH THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF PARIS; PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED WARNING AND ALL-CLEAR SIGNALS ATdD MAKING VIO- LATIONS A MISDEP'lEANOR PUrdISHABLE BY FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; A1`ZD PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF FEBRUARY 1, 1982, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris finds that the identification of potential hazards and the pre- vention or mitigation of their effects must be an on-going concern of the City if the lives and property of the populace are to 'De protected; and, WHEREAS, the City Council hereby declares that the nreparation of a plan, and the means for its implementation, for the protection of lives and property in the City of Paris from natural or man-caused disasters or threat thereof is immediately essential; and, WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that in times of emergencies which may imperial the safety of the inhabi- tants of the City, or their property, it becomes necessary to effectuate and place into operation the preconceived plans and preparations with a minimum of delay; and, WHEREAS, the City Council finds, therefore, that the preparation, adoption, and impler.mentation of such plans are now imperative; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS: Section l, The ultimate responsibility of having an Emergency Management Plan rests with the Mayor in accordance with State law. There exists the office of Emergency Management Director of the City of Paris, which shall be held by the City Manager. (a) An Emergency NIanagement Coordinator may be appointed by ard serve at the pleasure of the Director; (b) The Director shall be responsible for conducting a program of comprehensive emergency management within the city and for carrying out the duties and responsibilities set forth in Section 4 of this ordinance. He may delegate authority for execution of these duties to the Coordinator, but ultimate responsibility for such execution shall remain with the Director.