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B. e EnERGENCY OPERATING CENTER (EOC) ~ . . .. - e Response acti vi ties will be conducted from the Emergency Operating Center, which is located on the second floor of the Pol ice Administration Building, 915 So. Eighth St. in La Porte. The EOC will be activated by the Emergency Management Coordinator or the Mayor upon notification of a possible or actual emergency. _ All department heads and other personnel having duty assignments in the EOC will report to the center when it is activated. C. ORGARIZATIQR OF THE CITY SERVICES FOR.EMERGENCIES City departments and .agencies will maintain the same organ~zational structure during emergency operations as exists under normal cOnd1tions. No new chain of command is created. for emergencies, except that all personnel assigned to perform an emergency function will be under the command of the responsible individual through their normal supe.rvisory chain. SECTION V. ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES A. EXECUTIVE GRQUP.RESPQNSI~I~ITIES 1. The Mayor is primarily responsible for: a. Directing the overall preparedness program for the city. I b. Making emergency policy decisions. c. Declaring a state of emergency when necessary. d. Implementing the emergency powers of local .overnment. (see section VIII, .Emergency Powers of local government) e. Reporting to the Disaster District. f. Requesting outside assistance when necessary. (Either from the Disaster District or from other I juriSdictions in accordance with existing mutual aid agreements.) 2. The City Manager is responsible for: a. As~uring that all city dep~rtments develop, ma'intain, and exercise their respective service annexes to this plan. _ b. Support ing the overall preparedness program in terms of its budgetary and organizational requirements. c. Implementing the policies and decisions of the governing body. .. 3. The Emergency Management Coordinator is responsible for: a. Serving as controller of the EOC in order to carry out the policies established by the manager.