Title
The Office of Emergency Management Department - For the purpose of establishing a department known as the Office of Emergency Management.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Charter Amendment 5-19
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderwoman Tierney
Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderman Rodriguez,
Alderman Paone and Alderman Arnett
Referred to
Rules and City Government Committee
A CHARTER AMENDMENT Resolution concerning
The Office of Emergency Management Department
FOR the purpose of establishing a department known as the Office of Emergency Management.
BY adding the following portions to the City Charter:
Article VI, Section 13
SECTION I: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Charter of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
THE CHARTER
Article VI - OPERATIONS
Sec. 13. OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
(A) THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE APPOINTED BASED ON HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND AT LEAST FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC HEALTH, OR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
(B) THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND OTHER APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS. THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SHALL HAVE ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES AS SET FORTH IN THE CITY CODE.
SECTION II: AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that a notice of public hearing was published on the proposed charter amendment, at least 21 days in advance of the public hearing that was held on June 3, 2019.
SECTION III: AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the date of adoption of this Resolution is June 10, 2019, and the amendments of the Charter of the City of Annapol...
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