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1St Reading: 9/10/2007 ' Published: 10/2/7(107 Effective: 11/2/2007 Reading: 9/24/2007 To County Recorder Council Member Stoltz moved for adoption of the following ordinance: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 11-07 AMENDING THE CITY CODE BY REPEALING THE CURRENT CHAPTER 209 AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 209 ENTITLED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota does ordain: Section 1. That Chapter 209 of the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances be and hereby is repealed. Section 2. That the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances be amended by adding thereto a new Chapter 209 to read as follows: 209. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 209.01 POLICY AND PURPOSE Because of the existing possibility of the occurrence of disasters of unprecedented size and destruction resulting from fire, flood, tornado, blizzard, destructive winds or other natural causes, or from sabotage, hostile action, or from hazardous material mishaps of catastrophic measure; and in order to insure that preparations of this City will be adequate to deal with such disasters, and generally, to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health, and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of this City, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary: (1) To establish a City emergency management organization responsible for City planning and preparation for emergency government operations in time of disasters. (2) To provide for the exercise of necessary powers during emergencies and disasters. (3) To provide for the rendering of mutual aid between this City and other political subdivisions of this State and of other states with respect to the carrying out of emergency preparedness functions.