(1) Develops a comprehensive disaster plan delineating measures to be implemented by the City to prevent a disaster or to be used by the city during a disaster or to direct relief and recovery efforts after a disaster has occurred;

(2) Coordinates municipal functions, including but not limited to firefighting, police, medical, health, rescue, engineering, warning, communications, radiological monitoring services, evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare, temporary shelter, emergency transportation, debris removal, temporary restoration of public utility services and any other functions related to public protection, together with all activities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and delivery of disaster services;

(3) Coordinates the activities of city departments with private and other public agencies cooperating in the disaster emergency program;

(4) Sponsors and carries out instructions and training of municipal and private support groups in order to secure a unified, balanced and coordinated program;

(5) Negotiates on behalf of the city with other municipalities and governmental entities to work out mutual aid agreements for reciprocal assistance in disaster situations;

(6) Negotiates on behalf of the city with owners or persons in control of buildings or other property for the use of such buildings or other property for the disaster operations and designates suitable buildings as public shelters;

(7) Develops a shelter plan and appoints and trains shelter managers;

(8) Identifies, registers, appoints, trains and supervises volunteers who may be called upon from time to time to assist and supplement city departments;

(9) Conducts exercises to ensure the efficient operation of the disaster plan;

(10) Submits to the city council an annual report which shall include a summary of the past year's activities;

(11) Ensures that current copies of the disaster plan are routinely provided to affected city employees and officials; and

(12) Assumes such authority and conducts such activity as the city manager may direct to promote and execute the disaster plan. (Code 1979, § 12-15)