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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1053 N.C.S. 08/21/1972. r~ _ , ~a~5' _, ~ ;•~ . \• r ~ ~: EER:;btr 8/3/72 . . ~~ ~ ~~ ORDINANC~ ~Nn. 10.53:._ N..G.S,., ~~~ ~ ~~~ ~ , . ( ~ . INTRODUCED BY COUN.CILMA.N. ' 'SECQNDED BY'COUNCILMAN `~.~ - ' ' , AN ORD:INANCE .AMENDING TH°E CODE OF 'T:HE C'ITY OF PETALUMA - 19~58 TO ESTABLISH AN~ EME~RGEN.CY ' ORGANIZ~TION AND DECLARING' IT,S DUT-IES, FUNCTIONS, , AND OBLIGAT'IONS,.AND R~EPEALING ORDTNANCE NO. 7'05 ' N.C..'S. AS COpIFIED: T.N CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE`OF ~ T~-IE CITY OF PETALUMI~ - 195,8 ~ ~ ~ I3E IT~ ORDAINED BY TF~fE COUNCIL OE THE C:IT~Y OF P'ET:AI,U;`YI1~, AS FOLLn~~1S : + ~ ~ S.ection ,'1. Chapter- 9~ of the Coae o'£ t'he ~City ~of Petaluma - 1958 ~ ' ~ i s,hereby amended to read, a~s follows ; ; ~ ~ Sectiori 9.~'l. Purpo;ses. Th°e dec-larec~ purposes of this o:rdinance are to provide for the preparation and carrying ~ out of plans for the pro~tection of persons and property witlla.ra thi~s city in the event of' an emergency; the . ; direct'ion of the emergency or•ganiz;a~tion; and the coordina-° , ~ion of the emergenc,y functions of thi~s city with al:l ~ other publ-ic agenc.ie;s, corpor:ations, organizations, and ~ af'fected .pr-"ivate ;pe~rsons~.. . ~ . , Sec~tion 9.2, Defini,t,ion., ~s used in this ordinance, , : :_: ' "emergency" shall mean the actual or thre.atened existence of' condit~i:ons gf disaste~ or q:f' extreme •,peril to the ' saf'ety of persons and prop.erty within tyhis city caused by suc'h condit~ions as air pollu`ti'on, fire,' flood, storm, epidemic, riot, or earthquake, or other condit:ions; includ:ing conditions resulting from'war or imminent threat of war, but other. tha'n eond~itions resulting from ,,.. ~a labor controver;sy, which condit_ion_s are or~ are likely , ~ to be be.yond the ~coiitrol o-f' ~t`he services., personnel, • ' ~ ~ • . ~ . ,. , equipment, and facilities' o`f thi:'s city,,, requirinq the combined forces of~other:po'li:tieal ,_subdivisions to combat. Section 9.3. D;isaster Council Membership. The City of . ~ Petaluma D.isaster 'Council is hereby created and shall ~ consis.t :o~f'=the f'ollowing: ' A. The Mayor, who shall be ~hairman. B. ~ The Dir,ector of Emergency Services, who shall be Vic'e Ch:airman. C. The Assistant Director o'f Emergency Services. ' D. Such Ch~iefs of Emergency Se'rvices as are provided ; - ~ for in~ a c.urrent emergency plan of this City, '~ , ; adop:ted pursuant to this ordinanc'e. E. 5ticYi representatives of civic., ~ business; labor , ~ veter-ans'., professional, or other.or.ganiza,tions having an offieial emer-gene~y responsibility, as ~ ; may,'be~appo,inted by the Directo"r with the advice and con'sent of the City Gounci.l. Section 9.4. Disaster Council Power-s and Duties. It shall be the;duty of the City of Fetaluma Disaster Council, and it i.s hereby empowered, to develop and re- eommend for ado:ption by the City Council, emergency and ~ mu~ual aid pl'ans and agreements and such ordinances and i ~ resolutions~ and, rules arid reg~u'la:t%on.s as are, necessary , to implement such plans and agreements. 'I'he Disaster Gouncil shall meet upon call of ~he Ghairman or, in his. absence fr"om the City or ~inab~ility to call such meet;ing, upon call of the Vice Chairman. Section 9.5. Director" and. Ass-is'tant D`ir.ector of Emer:gency Services. A. There is hereby c.reated the O~ffice of Director.of Emergency S'ervices. The.City Manager shall be the Director o:f :Emergency S'ervi;ces. -- 2 - . M' • • ! B. There is hereby crea~ted the Office,of Assistant Director of Emergency Services, who shall be ap- pointed by the~Director. - Section 9.6'. Powers and Duties of the Director~and Assistant Director of~Emergency Services. A. The Director is~hereby~emp.ower.ed to: ' ; (1) Reques:t the City, Council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a"local emergency" if the City Council is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the City ~ Council is not i:n session. rn7henever.a local emergenc.y is proclaimed by the Direetor, the C'ity.Council shall take ac- tion to ratify tYie proc.lamation within 7 days thereafter or the proclamation shall have no further force or effect. (2) Request the Governor to proclaim a"State of Emergency" when, in the opinion of the Director, the locally available r-esources are inadequ~ate to cope with the emergency. (3') Control and direct t~he :effort of the emergency organization of this City for the accomplish- , ~ment of the purposes of :this ordinance. (4),,.Direct cooperation between and coordination. of services and staff of the.emergency organization of this Gity; and reso,lve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise~between them. (5) Represent this City in all dealings with public or private agencies on matters pertaining to emergencies as defined herein. (6) In the event of the proclamation of a"local emergency" as herein provided, the proclamation of a"state of emergency" by the Governor or the Director of the State Office of Emergency -3- .. ~- i ~ Se`rvice,s, o;r the exis,tence o;f a"state of war emergency," the Dir-ector i~s~ hereby empowered: ('a) To make.and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of 1i.f'e and pr.operty,as af- fected by such emergency; provided, how- ever; such rules and regulations must be confirined at the ear.liest practicable ! time by the City Counci:l; (b) To obtain vital supplies, equipment, and ' such othe:r properties found lacking and ~ • needed for the prote.ction of life and ~ property and to bind the City~for the ,fair value the-r.eof~.and, if required immedi- ately, to commandeer the same for public ~ -- use; (c) To require emergency service of any City ; ~ officer or employee and., in the event of ' the proclama~t:iczn of a"state of emergency" in the county in which this City is located or t~he existence of_ a"state of war emer- gency," to command the aid of as many citizens of this: community ,a~~ he deems nece:ssary in.the e~ecution of his duties; such persons shall~be entitled to all privileges, bene:f'its, and immunities as are provided by State-law for reg_istered disaster~servic'e workers; and (e) To execute all of his ordina~ry power as City Manager,.a11 of the special powers ~ conferred upon him by this ordinance or by resolution or emergency plan pursuant hereto adopted by the~City Council, all powers confer,r:ed.upon~him by any statute_, -4- . , ~ . by any ~ agreement approved by; the ~City ~. ~ Council, and by any:.other lawful authority. B: The Director of Emergency~Se'rvices,shall~designate _ . . .:the-.: order.>of ..suc.cess,iori , to tYiat . o;f:f ice , to take ~ effect-in the event the. Director is unavailable ~to attend ~meetings and otherwise ,perform. his~.duties during~an emergency,:~ Such.or-der of succ.ession shall•be approved,by the.City. Council.~ C. The Assistant Direc:tor sh:all,~ under the,sup'ervision. of tYie Director and -wi,th •_the; assi,stanee, of. Emerge,ncy. Service Chiefs, develop emergency~plans and>manage., the emergency programs--of.~t'his City;. and~shali have such other power.s and duties. as may- be `,assigned' by-.. the D:irector. Section 9:7. Emergency Organi-za;tion..:. All offieers and employees of this City,_togethe•r~with~those„volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during.an emergency; and•all ~ . ' , groups,,organizations, and persons.who may by.:agreemer_t. or operation~~of law,.inc.luding;persoris:.impressed into ~ service 'under the~ provisions'~o,f SEC-. 6.A. (6)- (a.) ~of ~thi~s ord-inance., ~ be ~.charged with duties incident to. the ~protec- tion of li.fe'and:property~.in=this~,C~:ty~duririg such'emer- geney~, shal,l .constitute ~the emergenc.y~ organiz.at,ion..of ~ the City of P.etaluma.' Seetion 9~._8. Emergency._Plan.~ The City of~Petaluma Dis= aster Council shall be res~ponsible for~the development of the City,~,of~Petal,uma Emergency Plan, which plan shall:provide for the effeetive mobilization of`all of the ~resources of. th~is City, both~~public ~and private, to, ~ meet any.condition constituting~a~local emergency, state~ of -emergency,, or ;state of war emergeriey;..and. shall pro-.. vide for the or.g;anization, powers and.dutie.s, services., _ ' and staff ~of•the emergency organization:. Such plari shall take effect~upon adoption~by resolution of the City Council. -5- _ . . '-' '• ~ Section 9.9.•, Expend:itures. Any.expenditures-made~in~ connection~with.emergency activities,._including mutu~al aid:activities;. shall be de`emed conclus~ively to be for the.d,irect-protection and bene,fi.t of~the inhabi~tants and property of~ the;City of Petaluma:, Sect.ion;9:1:0. Punishment of Violations. It shall° be a misdemeano~r,, punishabTe~ by a f:ine of: not; t`o exceed ~.five ~ , Yiundred do~ll,ars:~ ($500) , or by imprisonment. for not to - e,xceea six`months; or both, for any~~person, during an emer.gency~~ to • ~ A: Willfully.obstruet~;~. hinder,,,or "delay any~member .of the emer.gency organizat:ion.in the enforcement'of , ~ . any lawful rule or regulation issued~pursuarit to this ordinance-, or in the per,formance of~any duty imposed, upon him by~ virtue -of -this 'ordinance . ti , , B. ~ Do. . any act • forbidden- by any _ lawful -rule or _ regula- tiori issued pursuant.to this ordinance, if such a_ct:is of such_a nature as to give or be likely to give assi:st~ance. to the enemy or to imperil the lives~~ or .property ~of l~inh.abitants ..of this City, ~or to prevent, hinder, or delay the defense or.pro-.. teetion'thereof. C: Wear,, carry, or display, without authority, any means of identificati~n.specified by, the emergency agency. of the State. Section, 2.. Severability-.- If an,y..provision of this ordinance or_the application thereof to, any.p'erson~or circixmstance is held inval.id., such~~inval.idity shall not;affec:t<other r . . provisions or appl~ications,, and to this end the proyis.ions of this ordinance are declared to be severabl~e. Sectior~:3. Repeal, of Gonf;licting Or.dinances:~ Ordinance No. 705 N.C.S. . , . - . _ ~ is her-eby -repealed, pr,ovided that %t is the ~inten~t. of the City Council, in enaeting this Ordinance, that it shall;be considered a revision amendment and continuation of Ordinance~~No. 705 N.C.S,., and~•the status of volunteers -6- ~. " ~ ~ . _ _ P3 ' . ~ ~ '~ i ~ shall, not be ~ af;fected by .such repe:al ;.: no"r sha'11. any Civil Defense- and Disas;ter Mutual A~ide 'Plans ~ and agr~eements,, - rules and- r,egulations or resolut;io;n,s' a'dopted. pu~rsuant. to '~ such repealed o,rdinance be affected -by. such repea~l-'"izntil amended, modified or superseded as provided.in this or,di- , nance, ~-.and it, is hereby express:ly ,_so ~ordained . ~ . , . . Sect,ion :,'4 . Effective ~ Date... This ord"inance is ~ hereby ~-declared to be. . , ~ an:emer~gericy;measure necessary for the immediate preserva- , tion of th;e .public 'peace, .health~ and safety and ~ sha~l take effec=t immediately.; The ~ fo:i`loiaing, is a.statement of t'he ~fac~ts showing - its urgency :• This.ordinance is a mod'ification of p,revious Civil De-. ~ fense and Disa~ster Ordinances, and, ,is ado.pted, for ,the , . . purpose of-bringing the~,City,of Peta~l:uma Emergency. ; ... . Services Or.ganiz:ation~.up-to:-date;and 'in accordance with. exis.ti•ng and eurrent.needs,:- The nature of-such organiza- tion is sueh that it may `be~ called upon at. any time . . , . . because disas,ter ~ cannot be ~fore;seen ., A delay, in the i . • ~ ' ' effective.dsate of this ordi~nance,may cause disruption ~ • .~ ~ . ~ and con.fusion in the ~event . t~hat an ,emerge:ncy or~ d~is•- ~ aster .oc.cur.s while _;_its e,ffect-i;vene;s.s =is ~pending-. ;;, , ~ , , ~~~ Sectiori 5. The City Gl'-erk ;be , and she is , hereb:y directed ~ to._ post/. ,~ ~~~~is~a ~'t"his ordinarice for .the per"iod . and in the ,manner ,~ ~ . • • ~ required by~the:,City Charter.. 1 ~~ ~ • ~ ORDERED , POSTED/~~~-~X t,h'is : 8th , day of, ~ ,Aug;ust ; , 1972 . ~ , ~ ~ - . ~ , ~=;.:~ _ . ., ~ -~ P;YES~: ~ COUNCILMEN''B'RUNNE_R, .:C'AVANAGH,• JR. , CLECAK, DALY, MATT~EI, PERRY, JR., AND MAYOR PUTNAM. ' NOE'S'; _ NONE : ° ABSENT:' NONE. , ~ ~ ~_Mayor- ,• . . At te's t° : City C`lerk ' ~ ~ Adop.ted~~this ~, day of • , 1972. ---.-_-~---- - . ~ - • 1 . - ~ ;orie ~ ~ . ,~ I' hereby~ certify that_ the witliin ordinarice was posted ,in t~r~e' p;ublic; places 'ia the City ,of .P,etaluma, to-wit: In ~~; ,~ ' ~~'tae:City Hall ••--------------------- --......•••....•----- ---••••~-~ r___.. ,.. _... ___ _ _ ----.onthe...~.t.tl.:i.dayof -•-- .._. _ ----•-- .... ,~. . ; K, Au`C~ust; ...~----- ----- ---- 197-~---~ - 4, I hereby- ceitify thab ihe wfiole. number of inembers• of: the; Council ,of tfie; ~City of ,Pefaluiria is seveh, and 'th'at the - .Y i .. - foregoing ordiriance was passed by tfies Council at its ,meeting :of_._..2=1:5_~ ._::_.:.. day of~ ;_ :,Al.]f~l1St___ ,.;.: ' 19..7.2', by' ElYe following; vote, to<wit: ' ' . . , ~ Brunner - C.T_ecak AYBS': .COU~NGI~L•ivIAN .u_-_- _ _;.::. • ..•--- . ~----- _ _-•--••---- COUNCILIviAN. . _ ......•-----------• •••---•-- -•.=- . , AYES: COUNGII;IvIt1N ,.:, .. Ca Variaqh., Jr~; , COUNCILMt1N. 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