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and organize the civil defense and disaster program of this City, and shall have such other duties as may be assigned by the Director. D. Such Deputy Directors and Chiefs of operating civil de- fense and disaster departments, services or divisions as are provided for by Resolution pursuant to this Ordinance. E. Such representatives of civic, business, labor, vet- erans, professional or other organizations having an official group or organization civil defense and disaster responsibility as may be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Coun- cil. Section 7: Civil Defense and Disaster Council. Powers and Duties. It shall be the duty of the Santa Ann civil defense and dis- aster council, and it is hereby empowered, to review and recommend for adoption by the City Council, civil defense and disaster and mu- tual aid plans and agreements and such Ordinances and Resolutions and rules and regulations as are necessary to implement such plans and agreements. The civil defense and disaster council shall meet upon call of the Chairman or in his absence from the City or inability to call such meeting, upon the call of the Vice Chairman. Section 7: Director of Civil Defense and Disaster. Powers and Duties. There is hereby created the office of Director of Civil Defense and Disaster. Such Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The Director is hereby empowered: A. To request the City Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a disaster and the termination thereof, if the City Council is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the City Council is not in session, subject to confirmation by the City Council at the earliest practicable time; B. To request the Governor to proclaim a state of extreme emergency when in the opinion of the Director the resources of the area or region are inadequate to cope with the disaster; -2-