PowerPoint Presentation

City Code Chapter 14
Civil Defense and Emergency Services
Nicole Munson, Emergency Manager – Emergency Management

• Emergency Management focus was on wartime civil defense 
in the 1950s.
• During the 1960s and 1970s, focus shifted to natural 
disasters (predominantly hurricanes and earthquakes).
• In the 1980s and 1990s, several natural and manmade 
disasters occurred.
• September 11, 2001 shifted the focus to all hazards.
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Background

• Allow for alignment with:
– Related State Statutes (ARS 26-301, ARS 26-302, 
ARS 26-308, and ARS 26-314)
– Federal Emergency Management Agency doctrine and 
best practices
• Modernize the language to reflect focus and terminology of 
the emergency management discipline
• Increase clarity on roles and responsibilities of the City’s 
Emergency Management organization
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Proposed Amendments

• Propose an ordinance to amend City Code Chapter 14 Civil 
Defense and Emergency Services to modernize the language 
and bring it into alignment with ARS 26-301, ARS 26-302, 
ARS 26-308, and ARS 26-314
• City Council should consider a proposed amendment at the 
Council Voting Meeting on October 24, 2023
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Recommendation