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<br />§ 5.04,160
<br />ORONO CODE
<br />(d) During a declared emergency, the director
<br />is, notwithstanding any statutory or charter
<br />provision to the contrary, empowered through
<br />the council acting within or without the corporate
<br />limits of the city, to enter into contracts and
<br />incur obligations necessary to combat such
<br />disaster by protecting the health and safety of
<br />persons and property and providing emergency
<br />assistance to the victims of such disaster. The
<br />director may exercise such powers in the light of
<br />the exigencies of the disaster without compliance
<br />with the time-consuming procedures and formali-
<br />ties prescribed by law pertaining to the
<br />performance of public work, entering rental equip-
<br />ment agreements, purchase of supplies and
<br />materials, limitations upon tax levies, and the
<br />appropriation and expenditure of public funds,
<br />including, but not limited to, publication of resolu-
<br />tions, publication of call for bids, provisions of
<br />personnel laws and rules, provisions relating to
<br />low bids, and requirements for budgets.
<br />(Code 1984, § 9.39; Code 2003, § 42-36; Ord. No.
<br />185(2nd series), § 1, 2-22-1999)
<br />Sec. 5.04.170. City not liable for damage
<br />from emergency activities;
<br />rights not affected.
<br />All functions under this article and all other
<br />activities relating to emergency management
<br />are hereby declared to be governmental func-
<br />tions. The city and (except for willful misconduct)
<br />its officers, agents or employees, when engaged
<br />in emergency services activities shall not be
<br />liable for damage to persons or property. The
<br />provisions of this section shall not affect the
<br />right of any person to receive benefits to which
<br />he would otherwise be entitled under this article
<br />or under the worker's compensation law, or
<br />under any pension law, nor the right of any such
<br />person to receive any benefits or compensation
<br />under any act of Congress.
<br />(Code 1984, § 9.36(7); Code 2003, § 42-37; Ord.
<br />No. 185(2nd series), § 1, 2-22-1999)
<br />Sec. 5.04.180. Participation in labor
<br />dispute or politics.
<br />The emergency management organization shall
<br />not participate in any form of political activity,
<br />nor shall it be employed directly or indirectly for
<br />political purposes, nor shall it be employed in a
<br />labor dispute. The director may express profes-
<br />sional opinions on legislative or other legal regula-
<br />tions consistent with the areas found in Minn.
<br />Stats. ch. 12.
<br />(Code 1984, § 9.36(8); Code 2003, § 42-38; Ord.
<br />No. 185(2nd series), § 1, 2-22-1999)
<br />Sec. 5.04.190. Mutual aid.
<br />(a) The city finds it desirable and necessary
<br />to authorize the director to dispatch city equip-
<br />ment and personnel to local communities who
<br />request aid to combat their emergency, disaster,
<br />or major incident consistent with this article and
<br />section 5.04.140(e).
<br />(b) The director shall evaluate the internal
<br />needs of the city and dispatch appropriate avail-
<br />able aid. The director shall immediately recall,
<br />order and terminate the use of any dispatched
<br />equipment and personnel when the need for
<br />their use no longer exists, or earlier, when it
<br />appears in the best interest of the city. Aid
<br />requested from outside the Lake Minnetonka
<br />regional area, or extended local aid within the
<br />Lake Minnetonka regional area, shall require
<br />mutual agreement between the director and the
<br />city administrator or designee.
<br />(c) The director shall be fully authorized as
<br />an agent of the city and, at all provisions for
<br />compensation of personnel, rental of equipment,
<br />liability insurance coverage, workers' compensa-
<br />tion insurance, and all other safeguards and
<br />matters pertaining to the city, its equipment and
<br />personnel, shall apply in each case as if specifi-
<br />cally authorized and directed at such time,
<br />whether or not the governing body or authority
<br />of the place in which the disaster, major incident,
<br />mutual aid, or other occurrence exists, has previ-
<br />ously requested and provided for assistance and
<br />the use of equipment and personnel under a
<br />mutual protection agreement or other type protec-
<br />tion agreement with the city.
<br />(Code 1984, § 9.37(2); Code 2003, § 42-39; Ord.
<br />No. 185(2nd series), § 1, 2-22-1999)
<br />ARTICLE III. ALARM SYSTEMS
<br />Sec. 5.04.210. Definitions.
<br />The following words, terms and phrases, when
<br />used in this article, shall have the meanings
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