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Emergency management in the City is guided by the City's EOP. This plan directs all disaster response and recovery activities. The EOP Coordinator is the Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designee. The City has identified essential services (Tab 1) in the context of an influenza pandemic. Essential services have been defined as any service which, if not delivered or interrupted for 12 weeks, may result in significant hardship or danger for citizens or employees or may significantly interfere with response or recovery operations. A 12 -week timeline was established to support a sustained response that would be required if multiple waves of influenza pandemic occurred as suggested in federal guidance. The City has developed a pandemic influenza infection control/PPE use guideline (Tab 2). City Assumptions and Duties The following responsibilities are assigned to City staff and departments: • A State Proclamation of Emergency and subsequent local proclamation would be expected in the later stages of a pandemic alert or at the outset of a federally declared pandemic. The City will proclaim the existence of a local emergency as specified by City Municipal Code Chapter 10 • The City Manager will consult with the Mayor and Council, Department Directors, and others to implement measures to assure essential City operations continue. The City Manager will provide briefings to elected officials, staff and the public as needed • The Emergency Management Coordinator will receive updates with State and county public health/emergency management authorities. The Terrorism Liaison Officers (TLO) may also be recipients of public health intelligence • The City Manager may implement Special Leave during an influenza pandemic • Supervisors will require sick and/or potentially contagious employees to stay home • The Emergency Management Coordinator, TLOs, Police Chief, and Fire Chief will meet and brief the City Manager about relevant pandemic intelligence • A daily action plan will be developed by the City Management, Fire Chief, Police Chief and Public Works Director during the Pandemic Phase. This plan will be communicated to Fire, Police and Public Works DOCS City Organization and Responsibilities The EOC may be placed on a limited -scale activation to implement and support the provisions of this annex. The following is the City's organization for pandemic response: • City Manager: - Determine City influenza pandemic measures including the implementation and accountability of all phases of the Pandemic Matrix. Consult with Mayor, brief elected officials, staff and the public as needed • Mayor: - Responsible for the enactment of policy to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City D-27