Words from the City Manager

As City Manager, I interact with employees, residents, business owners, and visitors of the City of Santa Monica on a daily basis. It is my duty to ensure Santa Monica remains operational, clean, safe and thriving for all those who work, live and play here. Experience has taught me the importance of planning for, responding to and recovering from a disaster or emergency. For this reason, I created the City of Santa Monica’s newest division, the Office of Emergency Management.

The Office of Emergency Management exists to protect the community from the loss of life and property in the time of a disaster. As a City we will ensure this mission through on-going community education, and the creation of comprehensive emergency response plans for all city departments. We will increase public awareness with our mass notification system (SM Alerts), develop a community emergency response team, business continuity plans, and other city-wide programs.
These efforts are critical to ensure Santa Monica remains resilient before, during and after an emergency. With the community’s cooperation and the hard work of our city staff we can ensure the City of Santa Monica is prepared for any disaster or emergency that may come our way.

I invite you to explore this site and use it as a tool for your emergency preparedness efforts.

Rod Gould