[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Española as Ch. 38, Art. II, of the Code of Ordinances. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
There is hereby established under the executive branch of the
government of the City, in accordance with NMSA 1978 § 12-10-5,
a Department of Civil Preparedness, which shall consist of:
A.
A Coordinator of Civil Preparedness who shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the concurrence of the City Council and subject to approval
by the State Director.
B.
Such additional professional and administrative staff personnel as
may be required to effectively carry out the civil preparedness program.
C.
All other City officers and employees, together with those volunteer
forces enrolled to aid them during periods of emergency.
The purpose of the civil preparedness organization is to coordinate
the efforts of all municipal agencies and employees and nongovernmental
agencies to prepare for and function in the event of emergencies endangering
the lives and property of the citizens of the City. It shall be the
duty of such organization to coordinate the development of plans for
the effective employment of municipal resources to protect the lives
and health of the citizens of the City and the private and public
property therein from the effects of natural or man-caused disasters,
including acts of war, and to coordinate the implementation of said
plans during periods of emergency. Such plans shall be coordinated
with those of Rio Arriba County, and in consonance with the state
civil preparedness plans.
A.
The Civil Preparedness Coordinator shall be the executive head of
the Department of Civil Preparedness and shall be responsible to the
Mayor for the organization, administration and operation of the civil
preparedness program of the City. The Coordinator shall, acting for
the Mayor, coordinate the civil preparedness activities of all municipal
departments and agencies and nongovernmental agencies, and shall maintain
liaison with and cooperate with the civil preparedness agencies of
the federal government, the state and the other political subdivisions
therein.
B.
The Coordinator shall have all necessary authority to act for the
City government in all matters pertaining to civil preparedness, including
the obligation of such municipal funds as may be appropriated for
civil preparedness purposes. He shall develop an organizational structure
for the department, subject to the approval of the City Council, and
is authorized to make appointments to fill the positions established
therein.
A.
Funds for necessary expenses of the Department of Civil Preparedness,
including salaries for approved paid positions, may be made available
through appropriations by the City Council in accordance with NMSA
1978 § 12-10-7.
B.
The Coordinator shall prepare and submit to the City Council an annual
proposed budget for civil preparedness expenditures, and shall indicate
therein those amounts eligible for matching funds under the federal
civil preparedness assistance programs.
C.
Civil preparedness funds may be obligated by the Coordinator only
in the amounts appropriated and for the purposes authorized by the
City Council.
