§ 2-353. Powers, duties and responsibilities.

The Village Manager, when acting as the Director of Emergency Management, shall have the following powers, duties and responsibilities.

(1)

To declare a state of emergency pursuant to section 2-354 and to promptly file with the Village Council a certificate showing such emergency and the necessity for such action.

(2)

To direct the creation, revision and the exercise of emergency response plans consistent with State and County emergency plans for the mitigation of, preparation for, response to, and recovery from emergencies, and to exercise all powers permitted by F.S. ch. 252.

(3)

To recommend funding to the Village Council for the creation and maintenance of an emergency response capability as provided in this article.

(4)

To issue emergency regulations necessary for the protection of life and property, establishment of public order, and control of adverse conditions affecting public welfare resulting from an emergency.

(5)

To plan for and develop an emergency operations control center to include equipment, manning, and operational procedures necessary to the management and control of emergency conditions.

(6)

To develop and manage the Village's emergency awareness public information program.

(7)

To apply for public assistance or other disaster relief funding.

(8)

To award contracts and expend necessary Village funds for emergency relief and for disaster recovery from the General Fund, Water Fund, Sewer Fund and Resort Tax Fund, as applicable. The Village Manager shall promptly file with the Village Council an itemized account of all expenditures. Further, this ordinance shall constitute Village Council consent and approval of the Village Manager's contractual and purchasing authority hereunder as required pursuant to Section 31 of the Village Charter. The Village Council may, by resolution, establish procedures which apply to this paragraph (8).

(Ord. No. 510, § 2, 7-18-06)