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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2111 ( RESOLUTION NO. 2111 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF' ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING I>'OR CIVIL DEFENSE AND DrSASTErl ORGANIZATION, THE DISTRIBUTION OF CIVIL DEF~NSE POWERS AND DUTIES, THE ASSIGN1ffiNT OF FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES, AND THE RECRUITMENT, DIRECTION AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL. WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 829 of the City of Arcadia relating to civil defense and disaster provides that the civil defense and disaster organization, the distribution of civil defense powers and duties, the assignment of functions and services and the recruitment, direction and training of personnel, .shall be prescribed by resolution adopted concurrently with the adoption of said Ordinance; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Arcadia as follows: Section 1. The civil defense and disaster organization of this city shall be as hereinafter more particularly described and as shown on the attached chart marked Exhibit A and entitled, "Sugcested Model Local Organization of Civil Defense". Said Exhibit A, including all information shown thereon, is as much a part of this resolution as if the materials ar"d information set forth by said exhibit were all fully described herein. Section 2. DIVISION OF OPERATING SERVICES. There is hereby created a Division of Operating Services. For the purposes of civil defense planning and organization, the chief of each operating service within this division shall be responsible to the director through the assistant director of eivil defense and disaster. Within this division, there shall be the following civil defense and disaster services: (1) fire service; (2) law enforeement service, which shall include the plant protection service; (3) engineering service, which shall include utility service, shelter protection and rescue service; ~ 'D'.' (4) health and medical services, which shall include special weapons defense; (S) mass care service (emergency welfare service); and (6) warden service. The director shall apPOint a chief of each such service, except as hereinafter provided. The chief of the fire department of the City of Areadia shall be chief of the fire service. The chief of police of the City of Arcadia shall be chief of the law enforcement service. The city engineer of the City of Arcadia shall be chief of the engin- eering service. Section.3. DIVISION OF SPECIAL SERVICES. There is hereby created a division of speCial civil defense and disaster services. This division shall be under the direction and control of a deputy director of ci v:tl defense, who shall be appointed by the director. For the purpose of civil defense and disaster planning and organization, the deputy director is responsible to the director through the assistant director of civil defense and disaster. Within this division there shall be the following services: (1) mutual aid plans; (2) evacuation service; (3) transportation service; (4) communications service, which shall include civil air raid warning; (S) supply service; (6) public affairs and information service; (7) training service; (8) personnel service, which shall include the recruitment of civilian auxiliaries to military activities; and, (9) general administration service. The director shall appoint a chief of each such service who shall be responsible to the deputy director of the Division of Special Services. The Director may appoint the same person as chief of two or more services. - 2 - Section 4. The city attorney shall serve as the legal advisor to the director of civil defense and to the civil defense organization. Section,. ~~EHICAN RED CROSS. The American Red Cross in the City of Arcadia will, in natural disaster, furnish food, clothing, shelter, registration and information service, supplementary medical service when requested, and rehabilitation to individuals and families affected by the disaster. In war-caused disaster, the American Red Cross will furnish only food, clothing and shelter to affected individuals and families. The American Red Cross will provide funds with which to finance all its relief operations during natural disaster. Civil defense fi- naneing will be provided by public or private agencies other than the Red Cross for Red Cross functions and war-caused disasters. The director shall be responsible for arranging, through the chairman of the local Red Cross chapter, for the participation of the Red Cross in civil defense as a part of the mass care service in case of war-caused disaster, and for the relationship between the Red Cross and the civil defense organization in case of natural disaster. Section 6. DUTIES. The civil defense and disaster duties of the deputy director and the chiefs of operating services and special services shall be as described in "United States Civil Defense," National Security Resources Board Document 128, dated September 8, 1950, copies of which shall be filed in the office of the city clerk for use and eX~lination by the public. Such duties as described in' "United States Civil Defense" may be changed from time to time by the director of written administrative orders, particularly for the purpose of conforming to recommendations of the state director of civil defense or subsequent modifications recommended by the federal civil defense administrator. Upon reeommendation of the civil defense and disaster couneil of the City of Arcadia, such duties shall be changed in accordance with such recommendations. - 3 - Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia, held on the 16th day of January, 1951, by the affirmative vote of at least three Councilmer., to-wit: AYES: NOES: Councilmen Kennett, Klomp, Nottingham, Scbmoclcer and Sullivan None ABSENT: None f. Arcadia SIGNED AND APPROVED this 16th day of Janua , 1951 ~or of ATTEST: ~L~ . City Cle "/ Exhibit A Suggested Model Local Organization of Civil Defense Director Assistant Director Special Services Operating Services , I Deouty Director , Fire Service Mutual Aid Plans (Includes the plant----- I protection service) Law Enforcement Service Evacuation Service (Includes utility service , shelter protection and-- , rescue service Engineering and 11edical Service Transportation " Service Communications Service (Includes civil air raid warning) (Includes spec-, ial weapons defense) -, Health Service Public Affairs and Information Service Personnel Service (Emergency welfare - , service) (Shall include the recruitment of civilian auxiliaries to military activities Mass-care Service Trainin~ Servic~ Ylarden Service Supply Service l General Administration Service