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oRDllWCta 200~76_ , ' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE XXI OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH (1988), PERTAINING TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: I. That Sections 2-656, 2-657, and 2-658 of Article XXI of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988), are hereby amended and reordained to read as follows: CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE XXI. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. Sec. 2-656. Created; director, coordinator. In accordance with the Commonwealth Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000, Chapter 3.2 of Title 44 (944-146.13 et seq.) of the Code of Virginia, and also Section 2,15 of the Portsmouth City Charter, the Emergency Management Agency is created. The City Manager shall be Director of Emergency Management (within this Article, the "Director"). A coordinator of emergency management shall be appointed by the City Manager, with the consent of City CounciL The coordinator of emergency management (within this Article, the "coordinator"), shall report to the Director and shall have such powers as are set forth in this Article unless restricted by the Director, or as may otherwise be assigned or delegated by the Director. Sec. 2-657. General powers and duties of Director. (a) In collaboration with other public and private agencies within the Commonwealth, the Director shall develop or cause to be developed mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal assistance in case of a disaster too great to be dealt with unassisted. (b) The Director shall prepare or cause to be prepared and kept current one or more local or interjurisdictional emergency plans for the area, for dealing with disasters of different types and scopes. The plan or plans_shall include, but not be limited to, responsibilities of all . local agencies, and they shall establish a chain of command according to the National Incident Management System. Plans shall be reviewed and updated annually, with documentation. (c) The Director shall have such other powers and duties as provided for in the Commonwealth Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000 (Code of Virginia 944-146.13 et seq.), and any and all other applicable laws, plus all powers reasonably and necessarily implied from any express grant of authority.