A. To determine, subject to city budget procedures, the city's contribution to the cost of a joint local emergency management organization upon a fair and equitable basis:

B. To act directly or through delegates as the director of emergency management for the city or by joint action with other local political subdivision executive heads, appoint the director of a joint organization for emergency management.

C. To accept and receive, with the consent of the governor, on behalf of the city, offers from the federal government of services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the state, acting through the governor.

D. To accept and receive on behalf of the city from any person, firm, or corporation offers of services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for the purposes of emergency management, subject to the terms of the offer.

E. In cases where there is damage to the equipment borrowed from other cities under a mutual aid agreement, to receive the filing of claims for such damage within 60 days after the damage is incurred.

F. To utilize existing services and facilities to the maximum extent practicable notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event of a disaster, after proclamation by the governor of the existence of such disaster, to have the power to command the service and equipment of many citizens as considered necessary in the light of the disaster proclaimed; provided that citizens so commandeered shall be entitled during the period of such service to all privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by Ch. 38.52 RCW and federal and state emergency management regulations for registered emergency workers. (Ord. M-3513 §1, 2000)