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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 0821.I.-~ ORDINANCE N0, 821 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING CHAPTER IX OF THE LYNWOOD CITY CODE RELATING TO THE CARRYING OUT OF CIVIL DEFENSE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY. The City Council of the City of Lynwood does ordain as follows: Section 1. Chapter 9 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read a.s follows: CHAPTER IX, CIVIL DEFENSE AND DIASTER, Sec, g.2 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read a.s follows: "Sec. g.2, Purposes of chapter. "The declared purposes of this chapter are to provide for the preparation a.nd carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property within the city in the event of a disaster a,nd to provide for the coordination of the civil defense and duster functions of tPe city with all otl~ public agencies and affected private persons, corporations, and organizations. Section 2. Sec. g,5 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 9.5• Same-Composition; appointment of members; officers. "The civil defense and disaster council, created. under the provisions of the preceding section, shall consist of the following: ".(a) The mayor, who shall be chairman, "(b) The director of civil defense and disaster, who shall be vice-chairman. "(e) The assistant director, appointed by the city manager with the advice and consent of the mayor and city council. "(d) Such deputy directors and chiefs of civil defense and disaster departments, services or divisions a.s are provided for in the current civil defense and disaster emergency operations plan of the city, and as confirmed by the director of civil defense and disaster. "(e) Such, representatives of civic, business, labor, veterans, professional or other organizations, having an official group or organization civil defense and disaster responsibility, as may be appointed by the city manager with the advice and consent of the mayor and city council. (Ord. No. 559, P• 3.) Section 3• Sec, g.8 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read as follows: "Sec, g.8. Director of civil defense and dia.ster -- office created; appointment. "There is hereby created the office of director of civil defense and disaster. The city manager shall be the director of civil defense and disaster, (Ord. No. 559, P• 5•) Section ~• Sec. g.9 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read a.s follows: "Sec. 9.9. Same--Powers and duties generally. "The director of civil defense and disaster is hereby empowered: "(a) To request the city council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a disaster or an emergency and termination thereof, if the city council is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the city council is not in session, subject to confirmation by the city council at the earliest praetica.ble time; "(b) To request the governor to proclaim';a.state of disaster or a state of extreme emergency when in the opinion of the director the resources of the area or region a.re inadequate to cope with the disaster. "(c) To control and direct-the effort of the civil defense a.nd disaster organization of the city for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter; - 2 - "(d) To direct coordination and cooperation between divisions services and staff of the civil defense and disaster organization of the city, and to resolve questions of authority and responsibility that ma.y arise between them; "(e) To represent the civil defense and disaster organization of the city in all dealings with public or private agencies pertaining to civil defense and disaster. (Ord. No. 559, P. 5•) Section 5. Sec. 9.10 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 9.10. Same--Powers in event of proclamation of disaster or emergency. "In the event of the proclamation of a disaster or emergency as provided by the preceding section, or the proclamation of a state of disa,eter or a state of extreme emergency by the governor or the director of the California. Disaster Office, the director of civil defense and disaster is hereby empowered: "(a) To make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property a.s affected by such disaster; provided, however, that such rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earliest practicable time by the city council; "(b) To obtain vital supplies, equipment and such other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of the life and property of the people and b9.nd the city for the fair value thereof, and if required immediately, to commandeer the carne for public use; "(c) To require emergency services of any city officer or employee and, in the event of the proclamation of a state of disaster or a state of extreme emergency by the governor in the region in which this city is located, to command the aid of a.s many citizens of this community as he thinks necessary in the execution of his duties; such persona shall be entitled to all - 3 - privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by state law for registered civil defense and disaster service volunteers; "(d) To requisition necessary personnel or material of any city department or agency; "(e) To execute all of his ordinary powers as city manager, all of the special powers conferred upon him by any statute, agreement approved by the city council, or by any other lawful authority, and in conformity with Section 33791 of the state government code, to exercise complete authority over the city and to exercise all police power vested in the city by the Constitution and general laws. (Ord. No. 55g, P. 5,) Section E. Sec. 9.12 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read as follows: "Sec. 9.12. Civil defense and disaster organization-- Composition, "All officers and employees of the city, together with those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during a disa-ster, and all groups, organizations and persons who may, by agreement, or operation of law, including persons pressed into service under provisions of paragraph (c) of section 9,10, be charged with duties incident to the protection of life and property in the city during such disaster, shall constitute the civil defense and disaster organization of the city. (Ord. No. 559, P. 7.) Section 7. Sec. 9.13 of the Lynwood City Code is amended to read as follows: "Sec, 9.13. Same--Organization, Duties a.nd Functions. ".The:organiza.tion, duties and functions o£ the civil defense and disaster organization (city emergency organization), its relationship with the American National Red Cross, and the order of emergency succession to the position of director of civil defense and disaster shall be a.s set forth in the ci~.rrer~~ civil defense and disaster emergency operations plan of` the city. - 4 - Insofar as possible, the form of organization, titles and terminology shall conform to the recommendations of the civil defense and disaster agencies of the Federal Government and the State of California." (Ord. No. 559, P. ~3•)•" Section. 8. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certify to the passage of this ordinance and to cause the same to be published once in the Lynwood Press, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published, and circulated in the City of Lynwood. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of said city held on the 21st day of February, 1967, and finally adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 7th day of March, 1967, by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Byork, Siokos, Smith, Stevens. Noes: Councilmen None.. Absent: Councilmen None. ATTEST: 1 / ~ // / ~~~~.~Lc.i-LtJ~~~ChG~ ~ G ITY' C , "ITY OF° OOD 5 - STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ss. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and ex-officio clerk of the Council of said city, do hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 821 adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood, and that same was passed on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 8th day of March , 19~• /CITY CLERK, CITY OF YNWOOD