HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-84-14 - Resolution - 11/21/1984RESOLUTION NO. 11-21-84-14
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE 6889-7w
TEXAS REVISED CIVIL STATUTES, THE TEXAS DISASTER ACT OF
1975, AS AMENDED.
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of Texas passed in
1975 the Texas Disaster Act, Article 6889-7, Texas Revised
Civil Statutes; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Disaster Act of 1975 has been amended by
House Bills 39 and 1499, which became effective on the 31st
day of August, 1981; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Disaster Act, hereinafter referred to as
"Act", designates the Governor as responsible for meeting
dangers to the State and people presented by disasters or
disruptions. Further, the Act defines "disaster" as
The occurrence or imminent threat of wide-
spread or severe damage, injury or loss of
life or property resulting from any natural or
man-made cause, including fire, flood, earth-
quake, wind, storm, wave action, oil spill, or
other water contamination, volcanic activity,
epidemic, air contamination, blight, drought,
infestation, explosion, riot, hostile military
or paramilitary action, other public calamity
requiring emergency action, or energy emer-
gency.
The Act further requires the Governor to establish a State
Division of Emergency Management. The State Division of
Emergency Management is required to design a plan, one of
the requirements of which is to make "provisions for as-
sistance to local officials in designating local emergency
management plans;" and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the preparation of
such plans are now required by State law and the designa-
tion of the office of the Director of Emergency Management
for the City of College Station is required;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of College Station that:
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There exists the office of Emergency Management Director of
the City of College Station. The Director of such office
shall be the Mayor of the City.
II.
The Director of the office of Emergency Management shall
appoint an Emergency Management Coordinator, who shall
serve at the pleasure of the Director.
III.
The Director shall be responsible for preparing a program
of comprehensive emergency management within the City. He
may delegate authority for execution of this duty to the
Coordinator, but the ultimate responsiblity for the prepar-
ation shall remain with the Director. The Director, in
preparing the plan, shall be required to include:
An on-going survey of actual or potential major
hazards which threaten life and property within
the City.
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An on-going program for identifying and recom-
mending the implementation of measures which
would tend to prevent the occurrence or reduce
the impact of such hazards if a disaster did
occur.
IV.
As a part of his responsibility in hazard mitigation, the
Director shall supervise the development of an Emergency
Management Plan for the City of College Station and shall
recommend that plan for adoption by the City Council, along
with any and all Mutual Aid Plans and Agreements which are
deemed essential for the implementation of such Emergency
Management Plan. The Director shall cause a survey of the
availability of existing personnel, equipment, supplies,
and services which could be used during a disaster, as well
as a continuing study for the need for amendments and im-
provements in the Emergency Management Plan.
The Director shall bring to the City Council an Emergency
Management Plan to be reviewed by the Council and adopted
by ordinance.
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The Director is hereby authorized to join with the County
Judge of the County of Brazos, and the Mayors of the other
cities in said County, in the formation of an Emergency
Management Council for Brazos County, and shall have the
authority to cooperate in the preparation of a Joint Emer-
gency Management Plan and in the appointment of a Joint
Emergency Management Coordinator. After the preparation of
such a Joint Emergency Management Plan, the Mayor of the
City of College Station shall present the plan in the form
of an ordinance to be approved by the City Council of the
City of College Station.
PASSED and APPROVED this
1984.
21st day of November ,
APPROVED:
Mayor Pro-tem
ATTEST
~ity Solitary
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