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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinances - No. 427ORDINANCE NO .427 AEJ ORDINANCE RELATING TO DESASTl3RS j WHEREAS, Expwience duritng way a-& poace has demonstrated the need for adequate disaster p%sm P,?G f3:~ mobflleatlon of' the pesousces of the cromunity to cops wi-2' arrter Council to prepa=a a atato diaaa%;or pfan amid to mcsnnmend mutual aid regisna; and Areicle X2, Seetlon 11, and Milftwy and Vetarms Code, Section 1571, a8 amendrsd by Statut~sl of 1945, Ck-,n3Lsr So&] to weate disaster aauncils for the pwpose of fomlaLlng local dfsaater plms,, includ- ine, mutual aid a~reements; NOW, THEREPORE, The Gity Csuprcl'l of %ha City of Ladl dtoes ordain as follows : Section 1, DISASTER. As used en thfs ax4in&noe, the term "disaster" shall inelude, but fs not llnited to, any sxtraordinarg fire, flood, riot, storm, epidelnftc or eax%Aquak:e or sabotage, which causes or thPshatcsns to cause ioss of llfe or pr0pert.g and in which occu~~encw the reapansib9lity devolves upon the regular constituted authoritfes lor the maintenance of pubWc peace and order and the preservation of lira and property, not inalude any wnditions resulting from a'labor controversy, ;?! d3=3=3tapst WHEREAS, The State of @a3bfom2~, 5~8 ereatsd 8 Stlate Dea- WEXEAS, Munielpsllftiee: have lam1 authmity (Constitution, OP my enemy attack It shall Section 2& 'DISASm COUNCIL. MENBERSH,IP. The Lad$ Disaster Counofl 2s hereby opeatred Land shall csns~is9; of the following: A. B. The Mayor, who shall be cha5rmano The Comander, who shall. bs vlce-chalrm~e C, The Vice-oommandar, appofnted by the Mayor with the advltce and corrsent; of the City Council, who, in the absence of, or at the direetion of, the Camander, shall act on his behalf on mattera within the pwvfew of thfs arpdfnmee, D, E, The Cblef's of Dlvirsions as hereinafter provided, such other rspmamtatiuas of cfvtc, business, labor, veterans, professional or other orflanizatfons as may he appointed by the Mayor with the advice and eonsane of the CSty CounciP, A, To develop 9. ]plan fop xmeting any disaster,, Such plan shall provider far the sffeetive mo"uiXiaation of a11 the resources of the oommunlty, bo%h public and prflvate; B. TQ prepape and ~eaom~ncl for consiasration by the C%ty Councsil ordinances neoeesam to fmplesment the ditsaster plan; C. 'To qonsidgr md ~sconmead to the City Coundl. for approval mutual aid plans and iqpwm.entsI The Disaater CounciI shall EEZ~ npan coslj. of the tihatmano SectIan 4.. CO$WWIER. POIVERS RRD DUTIES. There is hereby alreated tha office o-e~,Tueh offics~ shall be appafnted by the Mayor wlth the' adviae and consent of the City Counc$l, The Comandep i8 hereby empowe~ed: A, To praclaim'the f3Xf.St8i.lCQ ';br~ "cmaton9d existence of a disaster and the tex?¶%nat%on thereof; R, To request tho overn nor to proclah 81 state of extmrne emergency In the am8 in ad w?ol.d the City of Loai when in the opinion of the Cammands~ the resoulaces of the acmrrmu~l%ty RFB inadequate to cmpe woplth the disaster; C. Corps in the accomplishment of the pup.poess 09' this ordinance; D, .To direct coordfnation rand c,ooperatdan bertwegn the Chie& of D~visions and resolve qiestlon~s bf' authoritg and responai- bflity that may arise between them; To rsprese& the Dlsrnatear Cmps in sbl dealing8 with *p&lia OF private agencies pertaining to dasaste2- pmpapedness* It ahtill also be the ~uQ- of thg @ommdw, end hits Is hereby empowered, dwtne B diaaster DP when a ditraarrter is imminent: I?e&onabIT related to the protection of life and propwty aa etffecrted by buch disaster; To obtaln vital supplies, equipment and suclh other properties.found lacking and needed %or the p?oteslicm of the life and property of the people, and bilnd the Cfix f'sr the fair value thereof, and, if mquired immediately, to cakiandeer the same for public use; To govern and dirsct the efforb of the hdi Disaster E. A, To mke and issue rules and'~a~ulations on matters R. C. To requlre emergency servlees of" any City officer or employee; E, To execute all of his 5rdIna1-y paweps EL$ city Manager, all of the speelal powe'm confesred upon hbm by this ordfnance, and all power8 conferred tapon blm by any other lawful authorie. Section so EXECUTIVE OFFICER. There 5s hereby- oreated the The ?xeclutive &'lcer shall be appointed by the Mayor wI%i the advice md clonsent of the City CouncriS. aeoretary of the Dlaaster ComcS1 and shall be Chief of the DivisLon 02 Pardonne1 and Recmitment, of the City of hdi, together with those volw.Pis6~ forces enrolled to aid them during 8 digaster, and all groups organizations and perdon8 who may by agreement or operation oS hw be chargfjd with dutSes incident to %he protectfon of life and proper+y in the City of Loat durinR such disastep, shsnll eoi?at¶.tute the Lodl Disaster osition of Executive Officer of the Disaster Cofps, The Eneoutive Offiww shall be the executive -Setrtion 6. DISASTEk CORPS, @NERhL. Offieem and employees Carps. seation 7. DIVISIONS OF ~XSASTEB CORPS, me finctiona and duties of the Lodi Msaster Carps' shall be 6httpll%buted mong the following diVh!dOnS of such cosps, each cllvlsion to be under the direction of a chief rand, in hfs &same, the flm& deputy and second deputy chief, respectively, appoint& by "eho chief, and said divis€on to consiat of the following forces, s~ganixations and semicea, and such other forc pUt;silant to th bhall organize personnel. and Rgcmjiitmsnt D2vi85on and shall loYpmlate the division p>an wsioh, when anproved by the Disaster Qouncil, shall become EL part of the disaster plan4 In $lie divlaion plans recommended mututal aid a~eements. of Dlvish3s ahall be cubtodjtrsns of apaolal equipment and other proport$ whhh may be abthined from any sowce and msip;ned to such division by the Commander,. A. LAW AND ORDER I)IVISTON. m3.S df~lsion Shall b8 Under md sub ect to the control of' the Chief ~i" Pollce, who ahall be Chief personnel and auxiliary poxice (volunteers) au6ject to the contpol of the Chief' of the Fire Department;, who shall %e Chief of the Fire Division, &partmen% personnel and auxiliary ffre fighters (volunteers 1 0, ?EDXCAL DTVISION. This division ahall be under and mbjec% to the Gontral, of the District Health Officer. who shall be Chief of' the HIedlcaX Division. Department personnel and mediaal service volunteers , arganizatlons ox* se~rplcas as nay be included z~riaiona of this o~df-n~.;lco. ns Chiefs of Divisions d t5aI.n ~?olmt%mm asslgried tc such d%vl$ion by the The Chief's of Division8 shall include The Chiefs of the d, aw and Order DDivialan. 'he DitriaLarr ahall consist of police R, FIRE: DIVISIO!?. This divisidn shall be under and The Dfvislon shal1 consfst of Fire The DivSsion shall consist of Hea1t;h ' I), PUBLXC WORKS DIVISION. ThI8 divlalon shail. be under and subject to the control of' the citx E12cZnec3r. who shall be Chief i>f the hblic Works Division. works personnel and auxiliary pc~.nsnizsP [volunteers? , The Dtb5.sfon shdl consist of publro . -3- E. UTILITIES DIVISI(3R. 'p?llts d*avfsfon shall. be under md subject to the control of the hblfe TTtilities Department, and the head of such department shall he Chief' of ths Tftilitles Dhlsion. The Division she31 consist of UtilIltiea Detpaptmnt personnel and auxiliary personnel (vo~unteers) (1 G. CONMUI?XCATTOT?S DIViSIOH, Tie Chfef of this dEviaion shall be a public official (poflae3 OP P8?oe) havhg c~mmun~C&atb~~ facilities or a citfzen, dxpgrisnoed kana on,-ac?sd in such indlustrg, appointed by the hyop with tibe kpdv9ce nnC consent of' the City Coun- ail. The Division shall cotls%s't of am115ary personnel (volunteers) and city personnel 8npt2ped in comfiun€caQlsns awk. ahall be under and slubjeot to tihe ecm"crs1 of Eie Executive Officer, ft ahall be the duty of %his dfv9~Pon to rae~a%t a11 volunteer per- sonnel, %o enroll and spegTster- such penvonneZ1 to keep adequate records thereof, and to assam aaoh personnel to sthew divisions of the Diaaatsr Corps. The Executive Of'fieer, may eeste;lbllsh and operate 8 volunteer office. I, AMERICAN BED CROSS. Tho .Amricarn Red Cksss in the CZty of Ladl wil~~food, e?hthfi..Ap, sheIter, registration and information sepvice, supplementary mcdfcail service when requested, and rehabilltation to individuals and fa~illes afleoted by a dls- aster, The American Red CPIOSB wiZl pmvlde finds with which to finance all it& 'relief operations; by the Chairman of the City of bdl Chapter of the Amerfcan Red Grogs, or a deleRated representative thereof. and employees of the City, volunteering ss~vices pumuant to the provisions of thls ordlnanca, ahall semc Githout tompensation from the C%ty. the 882318 immunities gs officem and employees of the City perform- ing similar duties * demeanori puniahable3y a fine of not to exceed $rOO,OO, or by imprisonment for not to exceec? six months, or both, fop any peraon durina: a dlsa8tar: of the Disaster Corps in the enfb~ccsmsnt of eny lawful mile or rew- lation ls'sned pursuant to thls orx?inance, OF in the perfomnance of any duty i?.ipoaed upon hfm by virtue of thPa ordinance; R. PBRSONKEL AND RECRBITMEPIPT DI'VISION. Thfe division \ Chfef of this divIsOan will Section 8, VOLUNTEERS. All. pe'ybsons, other than officers While enaaEed in such semfce8, they shall have SecEion 9. PVNISI'NEWT OF VIOLATIONS. It shall be I mis- A, Wilfully to obBtlmict, hinder or delay any member n, To do any act fopbidden by any lawful rules 01" repw latefoner Issued pursuant to thts ordinance, if such 8ct €s>of sueh a na.f;slPe RS to ~2.~3, OF he likely to ~ive ass2s&anea W the enemy, QP to imperil the lives OP propepty of other inhebftants of thfs city, or to prevent, hinder OF delay the defense or pmtectlon thereof; To wear, carry OP display,, without authority, any means of identification speciffed by the Dfsaster Council, clared to be an emerghcy measure necessaw Tor the immediate preser- vation of the public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect immed$ately, urgency: , at once by the Diiaater Counetl, fomqlated by the Chisf"%s of Dzvisions mcS upon mutual snia $greementsO To protect the lives an8 property of the eftizens of the city of hdi, responsibility far the P"ermu1aLian or such plans and agreements should be' fixed immediately. C. Section 10, Efi'FECTIVE DATE. This ordinance is hereby de- The fallowing is a ststamen% of the facts showing its A comple'te and adequate dlswtar plan must be fohulatsd The plm ~€11 be based upon plans Approved this 19th day of July, 19500 MapP of the City of Eodi Attest: City Clelrk