Chapter 9.36
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Sections:
9.36.010 Incident management—Established.
9.36.020 Incident management—Composition.
9.36.040 Emergency preparedness team—Policy.
9.36.050 Duties and functions of emergency manager.
9.36.060 Declaration of local disaster emergencies.
9.36.070 Public health emergency.
9.36.010 Incident management—Established.
There is established an incident management team for the city, as an agency within the city government, to be composed of the city manager and such other persons that he or she may appoint from time to time. (Ord. 22-01 § 1; Ord. 20-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 17-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 14-06 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-02 § 2: prior code § 6-1)
9.36.020 Incident management—Composition.
All city officers and employees, together with those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them prior to, during, or immediately following a disaster, shall constitute the incident management response as provided by law. (Ord. 22-01 § 1; Ord. 20-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 17-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 14-06 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-02 § 3: prior code § 6-2)
9.36.030 Manager.
The city manager shall appoint an emergency manager and a staff to serve at the pleasure of the city manager. (Ord. 22-01 § 1; Ord. 20-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 17-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 14-06 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-02 § 4: prior code § 6-3)
9.36.040 Emergency preparedness team—Policy.
There is created an emergency preparedness team as part of city administration. Such emergency preparedness team, as an agency of the government, will discuss the economic, political, legal, and social implications of both the threat and the response to emergency situations to determine general policy and procedures required for these events. The emergency preparedness team will be composed of the mayor, the city manager, assistant city manager, police chief, fire chief, public information officer, LEPC representative, and such others as deemed required by the city manager. (Ord. 22-01 § 1; Ord. 20-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 17-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 14-06 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-02 § 5: prior code § 6-4)
9.36.050 Duties and functions of emergency manager.
The emergency manager shall cause to have prepared an emergency preparedness plan which he or she shall review and keep up to date as the occasion demands. A copy of the emergency preparedness plan shall be filed with the city clerk. Distribution and maintenance of such plan shall be set by the emergency preparedness team. (Ord. 22-01 § 1; Ord. 20-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 17-03 § 1 (part): Ord. 14-06 § 1 (part): Ord. 93-02 § 6: prior code § 6-5)
9.36.060 Declaration of local disaster emergencies.
AS 26.23.140 is hereby incorporated as if set forth fully herein. (Ord. 22-01 § 1; Ord. 20-03 § 1 (part))
9.36.070 Public health emergency.
The city council may, by ordinance passed by an affirmative vote of not less than six members, declare a public health emergency. During a declared public health emergency, the city council may, by an affirmative vote of not less than six members, issue emergency mandates to protect public health. Pursuant to Charter Section 4.1(b), the city council may introduce and pass an ordinance declaring a public health emergency or an emergency mandate at the same meeting. Failure to comply with an emergency mandate of the mayor or city council is punishable by a fine of up to five hundred dollars. Upon citation under this section, court appearance is mandatory. (Ord. 22-01 § 1)