City of Amarillo department
Emergency Management and Communications
- Led by
- Max Dunlap
- Reports to
- Assistant City Manager / Public Safety Director (vacant)
- City Manager / Chief Administrative Officer (vacant)
- Mayor & City Council
- Note
Assistant City Manager / Public Safety Director: In the November 2024 reorganization, Deputy City Manager Andrew Freeman added the title of Public Safety Director over all public safety departments. Council minutes list that title through June 10, 2025 and drop it from June 24, 2025; the September 2026 chart shows the post as vacant.
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FY2025/26 budget
“The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) administers and directs a comprehensive, collaborative, and community-driven emergency management program that addresses the mitigation, prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery of all hazards affecting the City of Amarillo, the City of Canyon, and Potter and Randall counties.”The department's description in the budget book, PDF p. 242
| Budget unit | Fund | FY2025/26 | FY2024/25 | Positions (FTE) | PDF page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo Emergency Communications Center (AECC) | General Fund | $6,580,881 | $6,303,478FY2024/25 budget | 62.96 | p. 234 |
| Office of Emergency Management (OEM) | General Fund; Coming Home Project; Homeland Security Grant Fund; AIP Pantex Project Fund | $1,581,562 | $1,839,632FY2024/25 budget | 8.00 | p. 242 |
Two budget sections: the Amarillo Emergency Communications Center and the Office of Emergency Management.
Figures as printed in the City's FY2025/26 budget book, listed by budget section and not added together. Payments in the check register don't record which department made them, so this site can't break spending down by department.