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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 21-16-05 of the City Manager of the City of Eugene, Oregon ESTABLISHING DRONE USE POLICIES FOR CITY OF EUGENE EMPLOYEES. The City Manager of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Under the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 16 of the Eugene Charter of 2002; the City Manager is designated as the administrative head of the City, specifically authorized to appoint and remove all employees (except as otherwise provided in the Charter), organize, and, as deemed necessary, disband and reorganize various City departments, and to enforce all ordinances of the City. B. The Fire & Emergency Medical Services Department has applied to the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") for permission to use a. drone to assist the Department in responding to fires and other emergencies. C. On June 21, 2016, the FAA also published new administrative rules making it easier to fly drones for commercial and governmental purposes, with an effective date for those rules in mid-August. D. Oregon statutes also limit how drones can be used by the public and by public bodies, in part, in order to protect individuals' privacy interests. E. In order to ensure that the City of Eugene's use of drones is consistent with State law and the changing FAA requirements, I am adopting this Administrative Order to regulate when City employees may use a drone. NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings, I order that: Section 1. City of Eugene employees may use drones under the following circumstances: A. The Fire Department may use a drone to: (1) Evaluate and respond to a hazardous materials spill; (2) Undertake search and rescue efforts; (3) Assist in responding to a structure fire or a wildland fire; Administrative Order - Page 1 of 2