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Home My WebLink About0462 \ ,. ORDINAliCZ NO. 462. . .'\' ,\, AN o:mt:1;JtECE OF THE CITY CJUlWIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA \CREATllm A LOCAL DiWENSJ:: COUNCIL MYD PRllSCRIBIIlG ITS DUTIES A1'D RESPOl!SI3ILI~rSS. Trill CITY COUHC IL. OF THE CITY Or' ARCADIA DO...:S O:1Di,IH AS FOLLO.:S: WH:-"Xs...S, on ;,;ay 28, 1940, the rresirlent of the United States croated a Council of National Defenseund an Advisory Comnission the~eto for the purpose of assistin.:.; in the coordination of the various ~overnLlcntul, industrial, a.:.;ricultural, econoLlic, and other activities essential to pre- par in: for the uefense of the United states; and '.IE:.:; :;!;AS, the Council of National 1)efense and its Advisory Commission have recommonded that the National Defe~se Pro~ram and activi- ties related thereto be carried on thro~h re~ular 50vernmental chan~els insofar as 'Possible; and \1JL;Rl.;AS, the Council of National Defense and its Advisory Commission has officially requested the California C01U1C il of Defense to assist and to expedite the formation of local councils of defense; and 'ilIT.c.n:c;,s" the City of Arcadia desire!] to assist in the pro,,;rom of i{lltional Defen:.e by coordinating all of its public and private facil- ities, resources and activities \7ith the pro:,;rill:l aforesaid; llO'."f, T}I~n';i?OR~, the Ci~ Council of the City of Arcadia does ordain as folIous: SBCTIon 1. There is hereby created the Arcadia Defense Council. SECTc.Oll 2. That the Defense Council shall be composed of the ilayor, I1ho shall be ex officio a4?'t am~~@/c( , chairman of the Council, ~ \7ho s!lall be ex officio secretary of the Council, and sucl:. other local officials and citizens, not exceedin,3 j;\.:onty , AMEN!l(D five (25) in numter, c.s may be arr.ointed theret0 by.the i.layor '.Tah the ORD. No. .fg~ approval of the City Council. Tho !:;ayor shall desi.jnate one of the r:o""11bers of the Local !:!efE'nse Oouncil as vice-chai:'man, 1"/110 shull preside at all n:eetinss of said council in the absence of the ;;ayor. The Secretary, AMENDfIl QRD. No. i-\-~Y>. subjoct to the ::aJ'or1s ,Urection, sllall be responsible for coordinatins its llctivities, lreep:l.n3 its records, conductinc; its corrospomlence and per formin~ such other duties as the said Council may from time to time requ:l.~e of him. v.t?(~\.\.C~Il,)'\. 0\\0. \l,\lo -1- .... c:hc"/ ~?~ SECTION 3. The members of said Defense Council shall serve for a term of one year and until their succes cors are appointed and qualified. ~ A four-fifths vote of all the mem'~rs of the City Council ~ill be required to remove any member of said Defense Council from office prior to the ex- piration of his tern of office. Vacancies on the Defense Council shall be filled by appointnent b~r the I.:ayor, \7ith the approval of the City Council. SECTIOH 4. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Defonse Council to coord~nate the activities ~ithin the city of eovernmental ~ and prQvate a~enc~es, and of individuals, cooperating in the defense effort; to stimul'lte public interest and participation in defense activities; to C03sider and recommend to appropriete ~overnmental autho- rities plans for the public safety, health and ~elfare; to plan a major disaster pro~ram, capable of functioni~ in a defense emergency; and to perform such other advisory functions as may be required of it by officials of the city, county, state, and Federal a~encies en~aged in the defense effort. Said Council shall receive, adknoYlled3e and appraise proffers of facilities, serv~ees and ideas ori3inatin~ Y1ithin the community and ~e appropriate disposition of same; clear information concerni~ defense pro:;rams and obj<lctives amons cooperating aGencies; recommend adjustments or arrnn3ements ~ecessary for rrompt assimilation of ~overnment pr03rwls for defense to the appropriate officers, departments or a~encies; recoi ve requests for assistance from the State Council of Defense and from Federal defense authorities and transmit these requects to the proper city authorities or a3encies; accumulate or assist in the accvmulation of information reGardinG local 3overnmental, financial, economic, in- dustrial and human facilities and resources and transmit any such facts, as \'fell as other necessary in~'ormation, to the State Council of Defense ~~,~d to Federal Defense authorities. ~,,\; .. 9,.~ ~O' ~~~. . Every department, commission, officer, and employee of the City of Arcadia shall cooperate Y/ith and assist the Defense Council so as to ena.,le the Council to accomplish the objectives of this ordinance. The Defense Council shall cooperate \7ith the County Council of Defense for the purpose of coordinatin:; defense activities bet'.!een tho city and the -2- {J'l c/r ;/e::';.( county. S~CTION 5. There is hereby created as permanent co~ittees of the defense Council:(lO Committee on Civil Protection, which shall consltler A;,\ENOEO defense v;atters relatinG to the public safety, the protection of civil ORO. No. a/-8~ liberties and the maintenance of Im7 and order, inc l"dinr; the preparation of a disaster preparedness plan; (,n Committee on Human Rerources and "","NOt!), ORD. No; Skills, which shall assist in the re,-;istrat ion of persons for defense .,(jo \70rk of all kinda,. cooperate r:ith .:;over=ental a.'jencies in making plans 0' .1_ See :r(~for defense train;~n3 of skilled \"lorkers and other persons enGaGed in defense ~6rk req~~rinG special traininG, and analyze and report to the Defense Council Oll all proffers of assistance from private pers~ns and orf3anizations; (;)) Commi ttee on Health, 1.felfare, and Consumer Intere st, \"rhich silall consider acti vi ties de si.-;ned to contribute directly to the social, physical and economic uell-bein::; of the individual and the family, protection from vant, protection aGainst un,rarranted rise in prices; (0 Corrnni ttee on Transportation, Housinr;, 'ilorks and FacilJ. tieoJ which shall consider provisions for defense housinB, bul1din~s and structures, \"lorks for \"later supply and transportaGion, hi~huays, air- ports and other transportation facilities; (5) Committee on Public Information, uhich shall serve all committees of the Council as a medium throUGh rr.:ich to inform the public of defense activities, develop plans for the use of ne'.1spapers, radio, and other means of public in- formation, and at:bract and sustain citizen interest and participation in defense \70rk; (6) Co=i ttee on Industrial Reaources and Product'ion, \"lhich sball cons~der the industrial resources of the city as thene reaate to tlefense produ(ltion and assist in Baking the most a']vanta.:;eous use of such facilities; (7) Connnittee on A]ricultural Resources and Production \"rbich shall consider the conservation and use of land and the crops and livestock it supports, the .:;ro\"rin::; and ;larketin::; of plant and animal products for consWlp<;ion as food or as raw materials enterin:> into industrial production. ~~~h~1 The City Co~mcil by resolution shall create such other pcr~anent ~v",v' and such temporary COllWlittees of the Defense Council as the City Co,mcil deems necessary, shall def:.ne their untios \Ii_thin the pur"o~e of this ordinance and may abolish any such Committee. The chairman of the -3- (/A-('L ~6' z -..:::::: pernanent cOll1r.1i ttees of the Dofense Council sball ;)e dosiGnated by the Defense Council Chai~an from a~ons the me~crs of the Defe~se Council appointed as provided in Section 2 of t~is ordinance. Uembcrs of perManent cOImnittees other than the c':airman and all nemli1ers of te:uporary cO!llmittees shall be appointed by the chairman of the Defense Counc).l and need not be members 0;:' the Defense Council. SEC:r'IOL!3. T!lis ordinance is hereby decl:o>.red to be an emer- ~ency measure neceseary for the ~~ediate preservation of the p~)lic peace, health and safety and shall take effect and be in force from and after its rassase and publication as requi:!..ed by law. The follo\7in,:; is a specific stateluent s .:owin':.; t;10 ursency of this ordinance: An emer2:ency exists in the United Stutes ~J1d in t .is State in providinG adequatE) National and Local Defense. It is necessary that all infonnation be sathcred rolatins to National Defense and to provide for the prope~ coo,eration and coordination of public and private asencies so that adequate Local Defense may be provided for at as early a date as possible. S:":CTTOll 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance ar.d shall cause the Same to be nn1-:Jlished in one re;;u:J.ar issue of the Arcc.dia Tribuna and Arcadia i!ems, a nerlSpaper of (5eneral circulation publ:.shed and c':'rculated in said City of Arcadia, and there- upon and thereaf.~er the same shall take offect and be in fo'..ce. The fore30inG Ordinance was adopted at a resular meetinl3 of the City Cotmcil of the City of ArcaQia, held on the 15th day of JUly, 1941, by the affirmative vote of at least four COlmcilmen, to-Hit: AY~~: Councilmen, Adcock, Bolz, Leeper, Ormsby and Perkins l~O,L;E.: None \\f.~~\.f.O ~r ORO, Ill\. ABS:';;\~~: None. . ~ ~iV_-- C ty er. Si<;ned and appr:;>ved this 'jth day of --1\Ull:Ust , 1941. A~~~-' '~ y~' ~~4=-~_ Llayor -4- O-r.etf f/6;<.