§ 111.01. Policy and purpose.

(a)

In view of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness, resulting from terrorism, enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, earthquakes or other natural or manmade causes, and in order to ensure that preparations of the City will be adequate to deal with such disasters, and generally to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of this City, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary:

(1)

To create a City emergency organization;

(2)

To provide for the rendering of mutual aid to other cities within the State, and, if necessary, and only by compact with the approval of the Governor of the State, the neighboring cities and counties of another state;

(3)

To cooperate with the State Government with respect to carrying out emergency services and homeland security functions.

(b)

It is further declared to be the purpose of this Article, and the policy of this City, that all homeland security and emergency management functions of the City be coordinated to the maximum extent with the State Government, including its various departments and agencies, with other cities and localities, and with private agencies of every type, to the end that the most effective preparation and use may be made of this City's manpower, resources and facilities for dealing with any disaster that may occur.

(Code 1979, § 8-1-1; Code 1991, § 111.01)