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ORDINANCE NO. O23-51
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING
THE GLENDALE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 14 – CIVIL
DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND SETTING
FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows:
SECTION 1. That Glendale City Code, Chapter 14 – Civil Defense and Emergency
Services is amended and shall read as follows:
CITY CODE
Chapter 14 CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY SERVICESEMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT1
Sec. 14-1. Purposes.
The purposes of this chapter are to:
(1) Reduce vulnerability of people and the community to damage, injury and loss of life
and property resulting from natural or manmade catastrophes, riots or hostile military
or paramilitary actiondisasters.
(2) Prepare for prompt and efficient rescue, care and treatment of persons victimized or
threatened by disaster.
(3) Provide a setting conducive to the rapid and orderly start of restoration and
rehabilitation of persons and property affected by disasters.
(4) Clarify and strengthen the roles of the mayor, city council, city manager and city
agencies in prevention of, protection, mitigation of, preparation for, response to and
recovery from disasters.
(5) Authorize and provide for cooperation in disaster prevention, protection, mitigation,
response and recovery activities.
(6) Authorize and provide for coordination of activities relating to disaster prevention,
preparednessprotection, mitigation, response and recovery by agencies and officers of
this city, agencies of the private sector and similar activities in which the federal
government, the state and its political subdivisions may participate.
(7) Provide a disasteran all-hazards emergency management system embodying all aspects
of pre-disaster preparedness and post-disaster response and recovery.
1State law reference(s)—Civil defense and emergency servicesEmergency Management, A.R.S. § 26-301 et seq.
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(Code 1963, § 8-1)
Sec. 14-2. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Director: The city manager or histhe city manager’s designated alternate.
Disaster: The occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss
of life or property, or extreme peril to the safety of persons or property, resulting from any
natural or man-made causes, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm,
blight, drought, famine, infestation, air contamination, epidemic, explosion, riot or other acts of
civil disobedience which endanger life or property or hostile military or paramilitary action.
Emergency: The existence of a disaster within the city limits requiring immediate action by
the emergency forces of the city.
Emergency forces: All city governmental and private sector agencies, volunteers, facilities,
equipment, trained manpowerpersonnel, and other resources required to perform emergency
servicesmanagement functions.
Emergency servicesmanagement: The organization, administration, trained
manpowerpersonnel, facilities, equipment, material, supplies, programs, emergency plans, ability
to execute emergency plans, and all other measures necessary and incidental thereto relating to
disaster prevention, preparednessprotection, mitigation, response, and recovery by all
governmental and private sector agencies to protect or save health, life or propertylife, property
or environment.
Local emergency: The existence of a disaster within the city limits, and the situation is or is
likely to be beyond the capability and resources of the city as determined by the mayor and
which requires the combined efforts of other political subdivisions.
Regulations: The orders, rules, and emergency procedures deemed essential for emergency
servicesmanagement functions.
State of emergency: The duly proclaimed existence of a disaster within the state except a
disaster resulting in a state of war emergency which is or is likely to be beyond the capabilities
and resources of any single county, city or town, and requires the combined efforts of the state
and the political subdivision.
State of war emergency: The situation which exists immediately whenever this nation is
attacked or upon receipt by this state of a warning from the federal government indicating that
such an attack is imminent.
State law reference(s)—Similar provision, A.R.S. § 26-302.
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Sec. 14-3. Emergency servicesmanagement organization.
The city manager shall create an emergency servicesmanagement organization. (Code 1963,
§ 8-3)
State law reference(s)—Local emergency service organizationsPowers of local government;
local emergency management establishment; organization, A.R.S. § 26-308.
Sec. 14-4. Director generally.
The city manager shall be the director of the emergency servicesmanagement organization.
The director is responsible in nonemergency periods to act on behalf of the mayor and council to
develop a readiness for the city's civil preparednessemergency management and for coordinated
operations in disaster situationsall hazards. During emergencies, the director shall act as the
principal advisor or aide to the mayor on emergency operations. HisThe director’s major
responsibility is to assure coordination among emergency forces and with higher and adjacent
governments, by assuring that the emergency servicesmanagement organization functions
effectively. HeThe director shall assist the mayor in the execution of operations, plans and
procedures required by the emergency.
(Code 1963, §§ 8-3, 8-4(c))
State law reference(s)—DirectorPowers of local government; local emergency management
establishment; organization, A.R.S. § 26-308.
Sec. 14-5. Disaster plan.
The director shall prepare a comprehensive disaster basic plan which shall be adopted and
maintained by resolution of the council upon the recommendations of the director. In the
preparation of this plan as it pertains to city organization, it is the intent that the services,
equipment, facilities and personnel of all existing departments and agencies be used to the fullest
extent. The disaster plan shall be considered supplementary to this ordinance and have the effect
of law whenever emergencies have been proclaimed. (Code 1963, § 8-4(c))
Sec. 14-6. Mutual aid.
In periods of local emergency, the city is granted full power to provide mutual aid to any
affected area in accordance with local laws, ordinances, resolutions, emergency plans or
agreements therefor. The city may request from state agencies mutual aid, including personnel,
equipment and other available resources to assist the city during the local emergency in
accordance with emergency plans or at the direction of the governor.
(Code 1963, § 8-5)
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Sec. 14-7. Emergency powers of mayor.
(a) In addition to the powers granted by other provisions of law or city charter, the mayor may,
by proclamation, declare an emergency or a local emergency to exist. The proclamation
may be rescinded by a majority of the city council after twenty-four (24) hours.
(b) During an emergency or local emergency, the mayor shall govern the city by proclamation
and shall have the authority to impose all necessary regulations to preserve the peace and
order of the city, including but not limited toexcluding the ordering of the closure of
businesses, but including the following:
(1) ImpositionImposing of curfews in all or in a portion of the city.
(2) Ordering the closing of any business.
(32) Closing to public access any public building, street, or other public place.
(43) Calling uponon regular or auxiliary law enforcement agencies and organizations within
or without the city for assistance.
(Code 1963, § 8-4(b))
State law reference(s)—Authority of city to so provideLocal emergencies; declaration by mayor
or chairman of the board; power of political subdivisions; state agency assistance, A.R.S. §
26-311.
Sec. 14-8. Civil liabilities.
(a) The city shall not be liable for any claim based upon the exercise or performance, or the
failure to exercise or perform, a discretionary function or duty on the part of the city or any
employee of the city excepting wilfulwillful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith of
any such employee, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. This immunity shall not
extend to emergency servicesmanagement as defined in section 26-301, paragraph 6.
(b) The immunities from liability, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, all pensions,
relief, disability workers' compensation and other benefits which apply to the activity of
officers, agents or employees of the city when performing their respective functions within
the territorial limits of the city shall apply to them to the same degree and extent while
engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties extra territorially under the
provisions of this chapter, excepting wilfulwillful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad
faith.
(c) Volunteers duly enrolled or registered with the city in a local emergency, a state of
emergency, or a war emergency, or unregistered persons placed into service during a state
of war emergency, in carrying out, complying with, or attempting to comply with any order
or regulation issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or performing any of their
authorized functions or duties or training for the performance of their authorized functions
or duties, shall have the same degree of responsibility for their actions and enjoy the same
immunities as officers and employees of the city performing similar work.
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State law reference(s)—Similar provisions, A.R.S. § 26-314.
SECTION 2. That provisions of this ordinance shall become effective immediately after
the passage of this ordinance by Glendale City Council.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 24th day of October, 2023.
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers
ATTEST:
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney
REVIEWED BY:
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager