HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 19-047 director of emergency services order os successionRESOLUTION 19-047
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
ESTABLISHING THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
ORDER OF SUCCESSION
WHEREAS, during a disaster, the Director of Emergency Services is responsible for a
variety of matters, including but not limited to proclaiming a local emergency, requesting the
Governor to proclaim a state of emergency, and managing emergency operations; and
WHEREAS, City Code section 6-05.050(a) provides that the City Manager shall serve as
the Director of Emergency Services; and
WHEREAS, City Code section 6-06.050(d) requires that an order of succession be
established and approved by the City Council if the Director of Emergency Services is unable to
perform his or her duties during an emergency and that order of succession shall be approved by
the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby
approves the following order of succession for the Director of Emergency Services: if the City
Manager is unable to perform the duties of Director of Emergency Services during an emergency,
the Assistant City Manager shall become the acting Director of Emergency Services. If the
Assistant City Manager is unable to perform the duties of Emergency Services Director, the
Community Development Director shall become Director of Emergency Services. If the
Community Development Director is unable to perform the duties of Emergency Services
Director, the Public Works Director shall become Director of Emergency Services. If the Public
Works Director is unable to perform the duties of Emergency Services Director, the Finance and
Administrative Services Director shall become Director of Emergency Services.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Saratoga
City Council held on the 21 st day of August 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor E. Manny Cappello, Vice Mayor Howard Miller, Council Members Rishi
Kumar, Mary -Lynne Bernald, Yan Zhao
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
AT
E. Manny Cappello, Mayor
DATE: SI2?"Z- �7
bie Bretschneider, City Clerk