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ORDINANCE NO. 7~O
AN ORDINANCE OP THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, RELATING
TO DISASTERS, PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A DISASTER COUNCIL,
J:'RESCRIBING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MEMBERS THEREOF AND PRO-
VIDING J:'ENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF SUCH ORDINANCE.
WHEREAS.,. '~xperience during the war and peace has demonstrated
the need for adequate disaster plans and for mobilization of the re-
sources of the community to cope with such disasters; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has created a State Disaster
Council to prepare a state disaster plan and to recommend mutual aid
regions; and
WHEREAS, municipalities have legal authority (Constitution.
Article XI, Section 11, and Military and Veterans Code Section 1571,
as amended by statutes of 1945, Chapter l02~, to create disaster
councils for the purpose of formu~ating local disaster plans, in-
cluding mutual aid agreements; now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION]. DISASTER. As used in this ordinance, the term
"'disaster" shall include, but is not limited to, any extraordinary fire,
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flood, riot, storm, epidemic or earthquake, or any enemy attack or sab-
botage, which causes or threatens to cause loss of life or property
and in which occurrences the responsibility devolves upon the regular
constituted authorities for the maintenance of public peace and order
and the preservation of life and property. It shall not include any
conditions resulting from a labor controversy.
SECTION~!::. DISASTER COUNCIL. MEMBERSHIJ:'. The Arcadia Disaster
\-.~'i..~~t~ Council is her'eby created and shall consist of the following:
;"I-\)'~1~1 A. The Mayor, who shall be chairman.
B. The Commander, who shall be vice-chairman.
C. The Vice-commander, appointed by the Mayor, with the advise
and consent of the City Council, who, in the absence of, or at the
direction of, the Commander, shall act on his behalf on matters with-
in the purview of this Ordinance.
D. The Chiefs of Divisions as hereinafter provided.
E. Such other representatives of civic, business, labor,
veterans, professional or other organizations as may be appointed
by the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council.
SECTION :5. DISASTER COUNCIL. .POWERS AND DUTIES. It shall be
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the duty of the Arcadia Disaster Council, and it is hereby empowered:
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A. To develop a plan for meeting any disaster. Such plan shall
provide for the effective mobilization of all the resources of the
community, both public and private:
B. To prepare and recommend for consideration by the City
Council ordinances necessary to implement the disaster plan:
C. To consider and recommend to the City Council for approva~
mutual aid plans and agreements':
The Disaster Council shall meet upon call of the chairman.
SECTION 4. COMMANDER. POWERS AND DUTIES. There is hereby
created the office of Commander. Such officer shall be appointed
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by the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council.
The Commander is hereby empowered:
A. To proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a
disaster and the termination thereof:
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B. To request the Governor to proclaim a state of extreme
emergency in the area in and around the City of Arcadia when in
the opinion of' the Commander the resources of the community are
inadequate to cope with the disaster:
C. To govern and direct the effort of the Arcadia Disaster
Corps in the a,ccomplishment of the purposes of this Ordinance:
D. To direct coordination and cooperation between the chiefs
of divisions and resolve questions of authority and responsibility
that may arise, between them:
E. To re,present the Disaster Corps in all dealings with
public or priv'ate agencies pertaining to disaster preparedness.
It shall also be the duty of the Commander, and he is hereby
empowered, during a disaster or when a disaster is imminent:
A. To mE~e and issue rules and regulations on matters reason-
ably related to the protection of life and property as affected by
such disaster::
B. To obtain vital supplies, equipment and such other pro-
perties found lacking and needed for the protection of the life and
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property of the people, and bind the city for the fair value thereof,
and, if required immediately, to commandeer the same for public use:
C. To require emergency services of any city officer or
employee:
D. To requisition necessary personnel or material of any
city departmen.t or agency:
E. To ex,ecute all of his ordinany powers as Chief of POlice,
all of the special powers conferred upon him by this Ordinance_
and all powers conferred upon him by any other lawful authority.
SECTION 5. EXECUTIVE OFFICER. There is hereby created the
position of Executive Officer of the Disaster Corps. The Executive
Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the City Council. The Executive Officer shall be the executive
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secretary of the Disaster Council and shall be Chief of the Division
of' Personnel and Recruitment.
SECTION 6. DISASTER CORPS. GENERAL. Officers and employees,
of the City of Arcadia. together with those volunteer forces enrolled
to aid them during a disaster, and all groups, organizations and
persons who m~~ by agreement or operation of law be charged with
duties incident to the protection of life and property in the City
of Arcadia dUI'ing such disaster, shall constitute the Arcadia
Disaster Corp~l.
SECTION 7. DIVISIONS OF DISASTER CORPS. The functions and
duties of the Arcadia Disaster Corps shall be distributed among the
following divisions of such corps, each division to be under the
direction of EL Chief and, in his absence, the first deputy and
second deputy chief, respectively, appointed by the Chief, and
said division to consist of the following forces, organizations
and services, and such other forces, organizations or services as
may be includod pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance. The
chiefs of divisions shall organize and train volunteers assigned to
such division by the Personnel and Recruitment Division and shal~
formulate the division plan which, when approved by the Disaster
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Council" shall become an annex to the disaster plan. The Chiefs'
of Divisions shall include in the division plans recommended
mutual aid agreements. The Chiefs of Divisions shall be custodians
of special equipment and other property which may be obtained from
any source and assigned to such division by the Commander.
A. LAW AND ORDER DIVISION. This division shall be under and
subject to the control of the chief of police, who shall be chief of
the Law and Ord.er Division. The division shall consist of Police
personnel and a.uxiliary police (volunteer!!').
B. FIRE DIVISION. This division shall be under and subject
to the control of the chief of the fire department, who shall be
Chief of the Fire division. The division shall consist of fire
department personnel and auxiliary fire fighters (volunteers).
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C. MEDICAL DIVISION. This division shall be under and subject
to the control of the city health officer, who shall be Chief of the
Medical Division. The division shall consist of health department
personnel and medical service volunteers..
D. PUBL~C WORKS DIVISION. This division shall be under and
subject to the control of the city engineer who shall be Chief of the
Public Works Division. The division shall consist of the department
of public work!l personnel and auxiliary personnel (volunteers).
E. UTILITIES DIVISION. The chief of this division shall be a
citizen, experienced and engaged in such industry, appointed by the
mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The division
shall consist of auxiliary personnel (volunteers).
F. TRANSPORTATION DIVISION. The chief of this division shall
be a citizen, experienced and engaged in such industry, appointed by
the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The
division shall consist of auxiliary personnel (volunteers).
G. COMWJNICATIONS DIVISION. The chief of this division shall
be a citizen, ,~xperienced and engaged in such indus try, appointed by
the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The
division shall consist of auxiliary personnel (volunteers) and city
personnel engaged in communications work.
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\H. PERSONNEL AND RECRUITMENT DIVISION. This division shall
be under and subject to the control of the Executive Officer. It
shall be the duty of this division to recruit all volunteer per-
sonnel, to enroll and register such personnel, to keep adequate
records thereof, and to assign such personnel to other division$
of the Disaster Corps. The Executive Officer may establish and
operate a volunteer office.
I. AMERICAN RED CROSS. The American Red Cross in the City
of Arcadia will furnish food, clothing, shelter, registration and
information service, supplementary medical service when requested,
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and rehabilitation to individuals and families affected by a
disaster. The American Red Cross will provide funds with which to
finance all its relief operations. The chief of this division will
be the chairman of the City of Arcadia Chapter of the American Red
Cross, or a delegated representative thereof.
SECTION 8. VOLUNTEERS,. All persons, other than officers and
employees of the city, volunteering services pursuant to the pro-
visions of thi3 ordinance, shall serve without compensation from
the city. Vfhile engaged in such services, they shall have the
same immunitie3 as officers and employees of the city performing
similar duties..
SECTION 9" i"UNISHMENT OF VIOLATIONS. It shall be a misdemeanor,
punishable by II fine of not to exceed $500.00, or by imprisonment
in the City JaIlor in the County Jail, at the discretion of the
Committing Magistrate for not to exceed six months, or both, for
any person during a disaster:
A. Wilfully to obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the
Disaster Corps in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation
issued pursuant to this ordinance, or in the performance of any
duty imposed upon him by virtue of this ordinance:
B. To do any act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation
issued pursuant to this ordinance, if such act is of such a nature
as to give, or be likely to give assistance to the enemy, or to
imperil the lives or property of other inhabitants of this city, or
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to prevent, hinder or delay the defense or protection thereof:
C.. To w,ear, carry or display, without authority, any means
of identifica'tion specified by the Disaster Council.
SECTION :LO. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and prior to the expiration of fifteen (15)
days from the passage thereof, shall cause the same to be pub-
lished once in the Arcadia Tribune and Arcadia News, a newspaper
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of general ci]~culation, published and circulated in the City of
Arcadia, and thirty (30) days from and after the final passage.
thereof said Ordinance shall take effect and be in force.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held
on the 2nd day of June, 1948, by the affirmative vote of at least
three Council~en, to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen, Boucher, Ewing, Klomp and Nugent
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Russell
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SIGNED and APPROVED this 2nd day of June, 1948.
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