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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-73 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS AMENDING SECTION 26.002 OF THE SAN MARCOS CITY CODE TO ESTABLISH THAT THE CITY WILL IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ("NIMS") AS ITS MODEL FOR MANAGING PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCIES AND INCIDENTS; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS: 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the adoption of the following ordinance is in the interest of the public health, welfare and safety. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.002 of the San Marcos City Code is amended as set forth below. Added text is indicated by underlining. Deleted text is indicated by strikethroughs. Sec. 26.002. National Incident Management System implemented; Designation and duties of the emergency management director, deputy emergency management director, and emergency management coordinator. (a) The City of San Marcos shall establish and implement the National Incident Manalzement System ("NIMS") as the standard for incident management activities during emergencies and disasters within the City. (ub) As presiding officer of the governing body of the city, directly charged with certain duties or granted certain powers by the Act, and as ordered by the Governor of Texas under authority of the Act, the mayor is designated as the emergency management director for the city. (#c) In the absence of the mayor the line of succession to the mayor, as presiding officer, for the purpose of declaring a local state of disaster shall be as follows: (1) In the absence of the mayor, the mayor pro tem shall act as the presiding officer. (2) In the absence of the mayor and mayor pro tem, a city council member elected by the city council shall act as the presiding officer.