Columbia Established; duties and responsibilities ordinance (§ 7-16)

(a) In accordance with chapter 44, RSMo and pursuant to the authority of section 22 of the Charter, there is hereby created an administrative division of the city to be known as the office of emergency management. This office shall be responsible for the city's emergency management operations.

(b) The city's office of emergency management shall perform emergency management functions in cooperation with Boone County and the State of Missouri in accordance with the provisions of chapter 44 RSMo and a cooperative agreement with Boone County.

(c) The city shall participate in regional plans, mutual aid, joint training and exercises, and emergency operations center led by Boone County Office of Emergency Management as warranted by the circumstances of the nature of the emergency.

(d) Nothing contained herein shall affect Boone County Office of Emergency Management's county-wide role in emergency management nor the city's authority to manage internal operations, continuity, and incident response within the city.