The Office of Disaster and Emergency Services is hereby created and shall be managed by a Director who shall be appointed in the manner set forth in §
35-5. The Office of Disaster and Emergency Services will coordinate activities pertaining to natural, man-made, and war-caused disasters and will be the instrument through which the Mayor may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in him/her in this Emergency Management Service Code and other applicable laws of the state and the City and this chapter.
The Emergency Management Director shall be an employee of the
City of Augusta who is appointed by the City Manager. The Director
shall report directly to the City Manager and shall be responsible
for the planning, administration, and coordination of the local organization,
subject to the direction and control of the City Manager.