A. There is hereby created, in accordance with Chapter 38.52 RCW, an emergency management organization for the city. The purpose of the organization is to perform local emergency management functions. The organization shall represent only the city and exercise emergency authority only within the city’s borders pursuant to the adopted comprehensive emergency management plan annex (COL-CEMP).

B. The emergency management director shall be a member of the city’s police department as appointed by the mayor. The emergency management director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of the emergency management program for the city. The emergency management director shall develop and maintain the emergency operations plan and program and shall have such other duties as may be stated in this chapter.

C. The deputy emergency management director shall be a city employee as appointed by the mayor. The deputy emergency management director shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the emergency management director during her/his absence or disability. In the absence or disability of the deputy emergency management director, the position shall be filled by the chief of police.

D. An emergency operations board is hereby created to provide direction and policy making decisions to the emergency operations center during and after a disaster has occurred in the city. The emergency operations board will consist of the mayor, city council president, assistant city administrator, all department directors, and the court administrator. The board shall appoint one of its members to serve as the official recordation person for the board. (Ord. 3310 § 1, 2018)