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Ordinance No. 1498-A (IDr 1/1 ~/(d 3;J ~ AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS REQUIRED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 418, PROVIDING FOR DISASTER MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY; PROVIDING FOR HOMELAND SECURITY; ACKNOWLEDGING THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACT AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR AND PROVIDING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION; IDENTIFYING AN OPERATIONAL ORGANIZATION; GRANTING NECESSARY POWERS TO COPE WITH ALL PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHICH THREATEN LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AUTHORIZING COOPERATIVE AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS FOR RELIEF WORK BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND OTHER CITIES OR COUNTIES AND FOR WORK RELATED PURPOSES; PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED TAMPERING OR USE OF WARNING SYSTEMS; AND MAKING VIOLATIONS A MISDEDMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT TO EXCEED $1,000, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of La Porte finds that the identification of potential hazards and the prevention or mitigation of their effects must be an on-going concern of the City if lives and property of the populace are to be protected; and WHEREAS, The City Council hereby declares that the preparation of a plan, and the means for its implementation, for the protection of lives and property in the City of La Porte from natural or man-caused disasters or threat thereof is immediately essential; and WHEREAS, the City Council further finds that in times of disasters which may imperil the safety of the inhabitants of the City, or their property, it becomes necessary to effectuate and place into operation the preconceived plans and preparations with a minimum of delay; and WHEREAS, the City council finds, therefore, that the preparation, adoption and the implementation of such plans are imperative; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. There exists the Office of Emergency Management for the City of La Porte, of which the Mayor shall be the authorized Director, in accordance with State law. In the case of the absence or incapacity of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tern shall serve as Director of the Office of Emergency Management. In the absence or incapacity of the Mayor Pro Tern the City Manager will serve as Director.