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y Ordinance, and the policy of this City to organize its Civil Defense organization in conformity with the Arkansas Civil De- fense Plan as directed by Act 321 of 1953, which is cited as "The Arkansas Civil Defense Act of 1953." SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS As used in this Ordinance: (a) "Civil Defense" shall mean the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or by fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural causes. These functions include, without limit- ation, fire fighting services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, air raid warning services, communications, radiological, chemical, and other special weapons defense, evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare services (civilian war aid), emergency transportation, existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services, and other functions related to civilian protection, together with all other act- ivities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and carrying out of the foregoing functions. SECTION 3. POWERS OF THE MAYOR The Mayor of the City shall be responsible for and have general direction and control of the civil defense of this City. In addition to the powers and duties the Mayor now has, he shall have such additional powers granted and conferred by this Ordin- ance not inconsistent with other Ordinances of this City. SECTION 4. DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE The Mayor, with the consent of the City Council, is hereby authorized to appoint a Director of Civil Defense, who shall perform such duties as are imposed upon him by this Ordin- ance, and as are delegated to him by the Mayor when not contrary to other Ordinances of this City.