San Francisco Administrative Code § 7.3 Disaster Council

(a) The Disaster Council is hereby created as an Advisory Body, as that term is defined in Section 5.1-1 of the Administrative Code, and shall consist of the following:

(1) The Mayor, who shall serve as Co-Chair;
(2) The Executive Director of the Department of Emergency Management, who shall serve as Co-Chair;
(3) A staff member of the Department of Emergency Management designated by the Executive Director, who shall serve as Secretary;
(4) The Chief of Police;
(5) The Chief of the Fire Department;
(6) The Director of Public Health;
(7) The Executive Director of the Port of San Francisco;
(8) The Executive Director of the Human Services Agency;
(9) The Director of Transportation;
(10) The Director of Public Works;
(11) The Director of Resilience and Capital Planning;
(12) The Controller;
(13) Three members of the Board of Supervisors, appointed by the President of the Board; and
(14) A Disaster Preparedness Coordinator Chair, appointed by the Executive Director of the Department of

Emergency Management, from among the Disaster Preparedness Coordinators of the City.

(b) The Council shall invite representatives of civic, business, labor, veterans, professional, and other organizations to present regularly.

(c) The Co-Chairs of the Council shall each retain authority to appoint additional members in their discretion. A quorum of the Council shall consist of a majority of the number of members appointed at the time.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 5.1-4 of the Administrative Code, members of the Disaster Council shall serve indefinite terms and are not subject to term limits.

(Amended by Ord. 40-72, App. 2/25/72; Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 99-26, File No. 260217, App. 5/29/2026, Eff. 6/29/2026)