Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE THE ORDER OF SUCCESSION TO THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES The City of Stockton Charter Article XVIII, Emergency Provisions, designates the City Manager as the Director of Emergency Services and further outlines the responsibility of the City to draft and maintain Emergency Plans in order to provide for continuity of City Government during any emergency declared by the City, State, or Federal governments; and Stockton Municipal Code (SMC) Section 2.82 further defines and establishes the roles, powers, and duties of the City’s Emergency Organization and Functions, with Section 2.82.050 creating the Office of Director of Emergency Services and Section 2.82.080(A) stating that “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 his or her during an emergency. Such order of succession shall be approved by the City Council;” and Stockton City Manager, Harry Black, serves as the Director of Emergency Services under City Charter XVIII and SMC Section 2.82, and is responsible for designating the order of succession for the Office of the Director of Emergency Services; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
In the event the City Manager, as Director, is unable to perform his duties during an emergency, and in compliance with SMC Section 2.82.080(A), the order of succession for the Director of Emergency Services shall be:
Richard Edwards, Fire Chief
Courtney Christy, Deputy City Manager
Will Crew, Deputy City Manager
The City Manager is authorized to take such other actions as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED September 17, 2024 .
KEVIN J LINCOLN II
ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Stockton
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
Interim City Clerk, City of Stockton