O-2008-1498-A PASSED-establish program of comprehensive emergency management,original in 1986

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ORDINANCE NO. /498 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM OF COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHICH INCLUDES THE MITIGATION,PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND RECOVERY PHASES OF CIVIL PREPAREDNESS; ACKNOWLEDGING THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR; AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR; AND PROVIDING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THOSE OFFICES; 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 THIS AND OTHER CITIES OR COUNTIES AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES; PROHIBITING UNAUTHORIZED WARNING AND ALL-CLEAR SIGNALS AND MAKING VIOLATIONS A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY FINE NOT TO EXCEED $1000.00. 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 imperial 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 preparatin, adoption, and implementation of such plans are imperative; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: