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9 . 37 DIRECTOR OF £MERGENCY SERVICES. SUBD. 1 A ointment, etc. The Director of Emergency Ser- vices shall b� nppointe y t e Mayor for an indefinite term and may be removed by him at any time. The Director may be compen- sated at a rate to be determined by the City Council , and he shall be paid his necessary expenses . The Director shall have the direct responsibility for the organization , administration and operation of the Emergency Services Agency, subject to the direction and control of the Mayor. � SUBD. 2 Coo eration with Other Emer enc Services Units . The Director shall represent the City on any regional or state orgnnization for emergency services . He shall develop mutual aid agreements with other political subdivisions for reciprocal emer- gency £ervices aid and assistance in a civil emergency , and he . shall present such agreements to the council for its action . Such arrangement shall be consistent with the state emergency services plan and during a civil emergency, it shall be the duty of the Emergency Services Agency and emergency services forces to render assistance in accordance r�rith the prov.isions of such mutual aid arrangements. . SUBD. _ 3 Surve s , etc. The Director shall make such studies and. surveys of t e manpower , industries resources and facilities � of the City as he deems necessary to determine their adequacy for emergency services and to plan for their most efficient use in , time of a civil emergency. SUBD. �4 � . Civil Emergency Plan. The Director shall prepare a comprehensive general plan for the emergency se�vices of the City and shall present such plan to the council. When the council has approved the plan , all municipal agencies and emergency services forces of the City shall perform the duties and functions assigned by the plan. The plan may be modified in like,manner from time to time. The Director shall coordinate the emergency services activi- ties of the City to the end that they be consistent and fully integrated with the emerge�elatedvwith other emergencydservicesern- ment and the state and cor plans within the state. - Sus�. -� - Training and Public Information. The Director shall institute training programs and �public information program � and take all other preparatory steps , including the partial or full mobilization of emergency services forces in advance of actual disaster , as may be necessary to the prompt and effective opera- tion of the City emergency services plan in time of a civil emer- , qency. He may , from time to time , conduct such practice air-raid alerts or other emergency services exercises as he may deem. neces- sary. _ � - 3 -"