COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ORDINANCE NO. 080113
Amending Chapter 2, Code of
Ordinances, by repealing Section 2-85, Office of Emergency Management, and
enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter
dealing with the Office of Emergency Management.
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby
amended by repealing Section 2-85, Office of Emergency Management, and enacting
in lieu thereof one new section of like number and subject matter, to read as
follows:
Sec. 2-85. Office of Emergency
Management
(a) Definitions.
The following definitions apply to this section
(1)
Disaster means any large scale event as described in subsection (a)(2)
which results in, or has the potential to result in a significant loss of life
or property, and which exceeds the ability of the city to effectively respond
without assistance from the state or federal government.
(2) Major Emergency" means any large scale event requiring
the use of the Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the combined response
of three or more city departments to an act of terrorism, fire, wind, flood,
earthquake or other natural or man-made calamity.
(b) The city
establishes the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) under the direction of the
city manager to prepare for and carry out actions to prevent, minimize and
reduce injury and damage due to all major emergencies and disasters. OEM constitutes
the citys official "Local organization for emergency management" as
defined in the Civil Defense Act, RSMo 44.010 et seq. OEM is responsible for
emergency planning, emergency preparedness, and the coordination of response
and recovery operations related to all disasters that may impact the city. OEM
shall be responsible for the performance of emergency management functions
within the territorial limits of the City and may conduct these functions
outside the territorial limits as may be required pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter 44, RSMo.
(c) The city
manager shall appoint a qualified emergency manager who shall have direct
responsibility for the organization, administration and operation of local
emergency management operations, subject to the direction and control of the
city manager and the city council. The emergency manager shall be responsible
for:
(1) The completion and maintenance of an all-hazard Local
Emergency Operations Plan (LEOP). The LEOP shall be in compliance with state
and federal requirements, and shall be revised no less frequently than every
other calendar year. The city manager is authorized to mandate the various
departments, as necessary, to participate in work groups to draft, edit and
implement the LEOP.
(2) The completion and maintenance of procedures to ensure
interdepartmental cooperation and coordination during disasters and major
emergencies.
(3) The operation and maintenance of a city Emergency Operations
Center (EOC). The emergency manager shall maintain the EOC in a manner that
provides sufficient technological and procedural means to effectively manage
field forces, and shall establish procedures for the activation and staffing of
the EOC when conditions warrant.
(4) The establishment of a Unified Command Team (UCT) in
accordance with the LEOP.
(5) Advising the city manager and mayor concerning the need for
any of the following:
(a) a proclamation of a local state of emergency;
(b) applying for state or federal disaster
assistance;
(c) declaration of an area as a Municipal Disaster
Assistance Zone; or
(d) a proclamation to establish a disaster area
boundary.
(6) Coordinating
post-disaster damage assessment.
(7) Conducting liaisons with external organizations, including
other local governments, schools, utilities, private organizations, and
business organizations; the State Emergency Management Agency; the Missouri
Department of Homeland Security; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; and
the Federal Emergency Management Agency. To the extent allowed by law, the
emergency manager shall:
(a) serve as the city managers primary point of contact for
homeland security information, planning and non-law enforcement operations; and
(b) coordinate city homeland security planning, analysis and
warning with the Kansas City Police Department, and other public safety
agencies, and to the extent practical, disseminate appropriate warning
information to the various departments.
(8) Issuing
public warnings when necessary to protect people and property.
(9) Conducting emergency management training for city personnel
and public education programs as appropriate to improve understanding of, and
preparedness for disasters or major emergencies.
(10) Organizing and chairing an emergency management advisory
committee, and holding periodic meetings to solicit information and guidance
from the various departments concerning emergency management programs and
priorities.
(11) Establishing volunteer cadres to assist the city with emergency
operations, communications, and other similar functions.
(12) Public event monitoring, when the events may pose a threat to
public safety due to the number of people participating, location of the event,
notoriety of the event, or other factors as determined by the city manager.
The emergency manager shall, in cooperation with the Kansas City Police
Department, Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust, Kansas City Fire Department
and other City Departments participate in the planning and monitoring of such
events in order to provide public warning and evacuation in accordance with the
LEOP.
(13) Adopting and implementing the National Incident Management
System promulgated by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
(14) Adopting and implementing any other Federal or State emergency
management requirement.
(d) The city
shall manage disasters and major emergencies in accordance with the National
Incident Management System, all applicable laws, and the LEOP. All departments
and city agencies shall cooperate with the emergency manager in implementing
the National Incident Management System and the LEOP.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
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James
Brady
Assistant City Attorney