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deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the city and shall be legal and binding on the city. The director of emergency services shall be immune from any form of liability for all emergency measures taken pursuant to an official proclamation of emergencV made by the director prior to a decision bV the city council, even if the city council later decides not to ratify the director's proclamation of emergencV. C. Emergency expenditures. Any expenditure made in connection with emergencV activities under this division, including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and Property of the city. The director of emergencV services, during a proclaimed emergencV, shall have the authority to approve contracts and waive normal purchasing requirements as necessarV to support the emergencV response under this division and to protect the life and Property of the residents of the city. The director shall have the authority to enter contracts or make purchases for any supplies, materials, equipment or services when any such item is immediately necessarV for the continued operation of city government, for the preservation of life or property, or when such purchase is required for the health, safety and welfare of the people, provided there is a present, immediate and existing emergencV. The finance director shall maintain a detailed accounting of all expenditures made under this provision and shall submit upon termination of the emergencV, a detailed report to the city manager, who in turn shall provide the report to the city council. Sec. 2-647. - Continuity of government. Disasters or large-scale emergencies may result in conditions causing the absence or unavailability of officers or officials of the city. The preservation and continued functioning of local government is of utmost concern in these circumstances. The city will take these minimum precautions to provide for the continuance of essential government services during times of emergencies: A. City council. If, during a local emergencV, state of emergencV or state of war emergencV that has been proclaimed or exists under the provisions of the emergencV services act, it has been determined that a maiority of the city council seats have become temporarily or permanently vacant and a regular quorum no longer exists, the powers and authority of the city council, except for those duties prescribed to the city council in Article IV, section 403 of the City Charter, shall vest with the director of emergencV services until a quorum of the regularly elected city council members is present, or until a sufficient number of vacancies that are determined to be permanent are filled under the provisions of Article IV, Section 403 of the City Charter. B. Executive manaaement lines of succession. For the ourooses of this division department directors shall appoint a three -deep order of succession of appropriate subordinate management staff to succeed to their position in the event that official is unavailable or unable to serve. The person who succeeds to each office under this provision shall assume all the powers and duties of the Ordinance No. NS-XXXX Page 41 of 44 11 A-41