§ 19-2. Powers, duties and responsibilities.

(a)

The city manager, or if the city manager is unavailable, acting city manager, shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities. The city manager, or acting city manager, may delegate, in writing, a specific power, duty or responsibility listed below, to an incident commander.

(1)

To declare or recommend a declaration of emergency pursuant to section 19-3; to inform the mayor and vice mayor and the city commission of the reasons for and status of events requiring the declaration.

(2)

To direct the creation, revision and the exercise of emergency response plans conforming to state and county emergency plans for the mitigation of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from emergencies; and to exercise all powers permitted by F.S. ch. 252.

(3)

To assist the efforts of the incident commander in preparation for, response to, and recovery from emergency conditions.

(4)

To recommend a budget to the city commission for the creation and maintenance of an emergency response capability as provided herein.

(b)

The city manager, or their designee, shall also have the following responsibilities and duties:

(1)

To supervise the development and maintenance of city emergency plans, including annual updates.

(2)

To plan for and develop an emergency operations control center to include equipment, manning, and operational procedures necessary for the management and control of emergency conditions.

(3)

To develop and manage the city's emergency awareness public information program.

(4)

To prepare and submit an annual operating budget to the city manager related to emergency management activities, preparations and training.

(Ord. No. 2018-01, § 2, 7-18-18)