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The Finance Director shall maintain a detailed accounting .of all expenditures made under this provision and shall submit upon termination of the emergency, a detailed report to the City Manager, who in turn shall provide the report to the City Council. Section 8. Section 2-405 of Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read in full as follows: Sec. 2-405. 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 of Santa Ana 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 Emergency, State of Emergency or State of War Emergency that has been proclaimed or exists under the provisions of the Emergency Services Act, it has been determined that a majority 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 Emergency 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 Management Lines of Succession For the purposes 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 office succeeded to immediately upon such succession. The succeeding person shall serve until the appointing official resumes his or her office or until a permanent successor is appointed under the applicable provisions of the City Charter or Municipal Code. Section 9. Section 2-406 of Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is amended to read in full as follows: Sec. 2-406. Enforcement. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, during a proclaimed emergency, to: a. Willfully obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the emergency organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this Division, or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him/her by this Division, Ordinance No. NS -2916 Page 11 of 13