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(2) Obtain vital supplies, equipment and other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of the life,property and environment of the people, and bind the Town for the fair value thereof and if required immediately, to commandeer the same for public use; (3) Require emergency services of any Town officer or employee and, in the event of the proclamation of a state of war emergency or a state of emergency by the Governor in the region in which this Town is located, to command the aid of as many members of this community as are deemed necessary in the execution of his or her duties; such persons shall be entitled to all privileges, benefits, and immunities as are provided by state law for registered Disaster Service Workers; (4) Requisition necessary personnel or material of any Town department or agency; (5) Execute all ordinary power as City Manager, all of the special powers conferred by this chapter or by resolution or emergency plan adopted pursuant hereto,and all powers conferred upon the Director by any statute, agreement approved by the City Council, or by any other lawful authority. (d) The Director of Emergency Services shall designate the order of succession to that office, to take effect in the event the Director is unavailable to attend meetings and otherwise perform duties during an emergency. The order of succession shall be: (1) City Manager; (2) Public Works Director; (3) Planning Director; (4) Administrative Services Director; (5) City Clerk; (6) Other employees designated by the.City Manager; (7) Most senior elected official with required NIMS training. 4-1.06 Disaster Council Membership. The Los Altos Hills Disaster Council shall consist of the following: (a) The Director of Emergency Services,who shall be Cehair. (b) The Public Works Director who shall be the Vice Chair. (c) The Mayor, or City Council designee, who shall be the liaison. (d) The Assistant Director of Emergency Services. (e) Such chiefs of emergency services as are provided for in a current emergency operations plan of this jurisdiction, adopted pursuant to this ordinance. (f) Such representatives of civic, business, institutional, non-profit, public, or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility, as may be appointed by the Director with the advice and consent of the City Council. 4-1.07 Disaster Council Powers and Duties. (a) It shall be the duty of the members of the Los Altos Hills Disaster Council, and they are hereby empowered, to engage in emergency response and recovery planning; to review and provide input on emergency and mutual aid plans and agreements and such ordinances and resolutions and rules and regulations as are necessary to implement such plans and agreements. Ordinance 565 - Page 3