Division 8 — SPECIAL AUTHORITIES, AGENCIES, BOARDS›Chapter 3 — LOCAL EMERGENCIES
Los Angeles Municipal Code Art. 8 Creation and Powers of Emergency Operations Organization
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Article 8 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Section 8.43 Designation and Composition of the Emergency Operations Organization.
Sec. 8.44. Director – Powers and Duties Of.¶
During the period of a local emergency, the Mayor, as Director of the Organization, shall, with the advice of the Board, exercise full authority, command, and control over the operations of the various divisions of the Emergency Operations Organization in the accomplishment of the purposes of this Division. The Director shall direct coordination and cooperation between the chiefs of divisions and resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise among them. The Director shall organize necessary additional divisions of emergency service and prescribe their duties. The Director may include in the divisions of emergency service other necessary volunteer groups, and may appoint necessary additional staff officers and assign them duties.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.
Sec. 8.45. Deputy Director – Powers and Duties Of.¶
The Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Board shall be the Deputy Director of the Emergency Operations Organization. The Deputy Director shall act on behalf of the Director on all matters within the purview of this chapter which the Director may delegate to the Deputy Director; coordinate divisions, units or groups, and, under the direction of the Director, may arrange with other municipalities and State and Federal agencies, for cooperation, mutual aid and protection during a local emergency; and perform such other duties pertaining to the proper
functioning of the Emergency Operations Organization as the Director may designate.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 126,966; Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.
Sec. 8.46. Structure of the Functions of Emergency Organization.¶
Subject to the provisions of the Charter, the powers conferred by this chapter upon the Mayor, and the rules, regulations and instructions of the Emergency Operations Board and the Deputy Director, the Emergency Operations Organization shall be divided into major divisions as set forth herein. Each of the divisions of the Emergency Operations Organization shall be under the command of a chief of the division. The chief shall have as assistants a chief deputy and a second deputy, who shall succeed the chief in that order in the event of the absence or inability of the chief of the division to act.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 126,966; Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.
Sec. 8.47. Chief of Division – Powers and Duties Of.¶
The Chief of division shall formulate and maintain operational plans for the division, including a written plan regarding activation of the division, subject to the approval of the Board. Each chief shall organize the division into such sections as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the division. Each chief shall have the power to appoint, discharge, suspend, transfer, and train personnel; and to plan and prepare the logistics for the personnel and material of the division.
In the event of a local emergency, the chief of each division shall immediately activate the division and carry out such orders and directions as are received from the Director.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600. Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.
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