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Chapter 02.04
Section 02.04.110
 

Title 02 Council and Legislation

Chapter 02.04 Civil Emergencies

Section 02.04.110 Emergency Powers Under Governor’s Declaration of Emergency or Disaster

In addition to or as an alternative to those emergency powers prescribed by this chapter upon the declaration of a civil emergency, the mayor shall have, upon proclamation of a state of emergency or disaster by the governor pursuant to chapter 43.06 RCW and chapter 38.52 RCW, the authority to exercise authority in behalf of the City all emergency powers set forth in RCW 38.52.070(2), including without limitation:

  1. to determine, subject to City budget procedures, the City’s contribution to the cost of a joint local emergency management organization upon a fair and equitable basis;
     
  2. to act directly or through delegates as the director of emergency management for the City or by joint action with other local political subdivision executive heads, appoint the director of a joint local organization for emergency management;
     
  3. to accept and receive, with the consent of the governor, in behalf of the City, offers from the federal government of services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the state, acting through the governor;
     
  4. to accept and receive in behalf of the City from any person, firm or corporation offers of services, equipment, supplies, materials or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for the purposes of emergency management, subject to the terms of the offer;
     
  5. in cases where there is damage to the equipment borrowed from other cities under a mutual aid agreement, to receive the filing of claims for such damage within sixty days after the damage is incurred;
     
  6. to utilize existing services and facilities to the maximum extent practicable notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event of a disaster, after proclamation by the governor of the existence of such disaster, to have the power to command the service and equipment of as many citizens as considered necessary in the light of the disaster proclaimed; provided that citizens so commandeered shall be entitled during the period of such service to all privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by chapter 38.52 RCW and federal and state emergency management regulations for registered emergency workers.

Date Passed: Monday, July 14, 2008

Effective Date: Saturday, August 16, 2008

ORD C34277 Section 11