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B. Initial Emergency Measures <br />All emergency measures taken by the Director of Emergency Services prior to the <br />issuance of an official proclamation of emergency, or prior to any decision by the City <br />Council not to issue such proclamation, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct <br />protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the City of Santa Ana and shall be <br />legal and binding on the City of Santa Ana. The Director of Emergency Services shall be <br />immune from any form of liability for all emergency measures taken pursuant to an official <br />proclamation of emergency made by the Director prior to a decision by the City Council, <br />even if the City Council later decides not to ratify the Director's proclamation of emergency. <br />C. Emergency Expenditures <br />Any expenditure made in connection with emergency activities under this Division, <br />including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection <br />and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the City of Santa Ana. <br />The Director of Emergency Services, during a proclaimed emergency, shall have the <br />authority to approve contracts and waive normal purchasing requirements as necessary to <br />support the emergency response under this Division and to protect the life and property of <br />the residents of the City. The Director shall have the authority to enter contracts or make <br />purchases for any supplies, materials, equipment or services when any such item is <br />immediately necessary for the continued operation of City government, for the preservation <br />of life or property, or when such purchase is required for the health, safety and welfare of <br />the people, provided there is a present, immediate and existing emergency. <br />The Finance Director shall maintain a detailed accounting of all expenditures made <br />under this provision and shall submit upon termination of the emergency, a detailed report <br />to the City Manager, who in turn shall provide the report to the City Council. <br />Section 8. Section 2 -405 of Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is <br />amended to read in -full as follows: <br />Sec. 2 -405. Continuity of Government. <br />Disasters or large -scale emergencies may result in conditions causing the absence <br />or unavailability of officers or officials of the City. The preservation and continued functioning <br />of local government is of utmost concern in these circumstances. The City of Santa Ana will <br />take these minimum precautions to provide for the continuance of essential government <br />services during times of emergencies: <br />A. City Council <br />If, during a Local Emergency, State of Emergency or State of War Emergency that <br />has been proclaimed or exists under the provisions of the Emergency Services Act, it has <br />been determined that a majority of the City Council seats have become temporarily or <br />I <br />11B-13 <br />