Ordinance - 195ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA RELATING TO DISASTERS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, experience during war and peace has dem-
onstrated the -need for adequate disaster plans aid for
mobilization of-the'resources 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" havelegal authority
(Constitution, Article XI-, ' Section 11' and Military and
Veterans Code' SeA`1on-1571,"as "amended by -Statutes of-
1945, Chapter -1024) tocreate ,disaster "councils for the
purpose of "formulating local disaster plans, including
mutual aid agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, The"City Council of the City of
West Covina does ordain as follows:
Section 1: DISASTERS -As used in�this ordinance,
the term "disaster" shall" include; but -is not limited
• to, any extraordinary fire, flood, 'riot, storm, epidemic
or a erthquake , or any enemy ' att-ack or sabotage, 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 mainten-
ance of public peace and order -and the preservation of
life -and property. It" shall "not include any conditions
resulting from a labor controversy.
Section 2. DISASTER COUNCIL. MEMBERSHIP, The
West Covina "Disaster Council is hereby created and shall
consist of the following:
A. The Mayor, who shall be chairman.
B: The Commander, who -shall be vice-chairman.
C. The Vice -commander, appointed by' the Mayor
of the"City of West Covina with'the advice
and consent of ' the" City Council, who, " in
the absence of, "or'at "'the' direction -of, the
Commander, shall act on his behalf on' mat=
ters within the purview of this ordinance.
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D. The"Chiefs of Divisions as hereinafter
provided.
E. Such other representatives of ` civic; o
business, -labor, veterans, professional
or other organizations as may be*ap-
pointed by the mayor with the advice and
consent of the City Council.
Section-3. DISASTER COUNCIL."POWERS AND DUTIES. '
It shall -be the duty of 'the hest Covina Disaster Council,
and it is hereby empowered:
A. To -develop a plan for meeting -any -dis-
aster: Such plan shall"provide for the
effective-mobilizatioh'of all the re
sources ' 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 approval 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- by -the mayor with the advice and con-
sent of the City Council,
The Commander is hereby empowered
A. To proclaim the existence or threatened
existence 'of -'A disaster and the termin-
ation thereof;
B. To request the Governor- to proclaim a
state of extreme -emergency in -the ' area
in and around the_City of -West Covina
when --in' the opinion - of .. the Commander
the -resources -of the community'are'in-
adequate to cope with the disaster;
C. To govern and direct the effort of the
West' Covina Disaster Corps- in" the accom-
plishment of the purposes of this ordinance;
D. To direct coordination and cooperation
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between the, chiefs of divisions and
resolve questions of authority -and
responsibility that may arise between
them-
E. To represent the Disaster Corps in all
dealings with public or private agencies
pertaining to disaster preparedness.
It shall also bethe duty of the Commander, and
he is hereby 'empowered, during a disaster or when a
disaster is imminent;
• A. To make and issue rules and regulations
on -matters reasonably -related- to the
protection of -life and property as af-
fected by such disasters
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 -bind
the , eity"for the fair value thereof -
and'. if required immediately, to eomman�-
deer 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 department or
agency;
E. To execute all of his ordinary powers as
Commander, 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 of "the City of West Covina' with" the advice and com-
sebt of . the City..Council The Executive Officer shall be
the executive secretary of'the Disaster Council and shall
be Chief of the Division of personnel and Recruitment.
Section 6; ' DISASTER CORPS: ''GENERAL.,-, Off i ce r s " and
employees of the City`of 'West Covina, together with those
volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during a di.satser,
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and all groups, organizations and -persons who may by
agreement- or operation- of law be charged With duties
incident to the' -protection of life and property in
the City 'of West Covina during such disaster, shall
constitute the West Covina Disaster Corps.
Section 7. DIVISIONS OF DISASTER CORPS. The '
functions and duties of the'West 'Covina Disaster Corps
shall be distributed among the following divisions of
such corps, each division "to be under the direction of
a Chief -and -''in hisabsence, the first"deputy and second
deputy, chief, respectively, appointed by the Chief, and
• said -division to'consist of the following -forces, organ-
izations and services, and such- other forces, organiza-
tions or services as 'may -be•included 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
shall formulate the division' plan -thick, when -approved
by the Disaster Council, - shall become a part of the
.disaster- plan: The Chiefs of "Divisions shall include
in the division 'plansiecommended 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 `sub je ct _ to' the "control
• of the chief of police , who - shall be chief
of -the Law and" Order -.Division. The divi-
sion shall consist of police personnel and
auxiliary police (volunteers)..
B. FIRE DIVISION. This division shall be
under and" subject to the -control of the "
chief of the police department, who skull
be ' chief of - the Fire Division*— The d"i=-
• vision shall - consist ' of fire department
personnel and auxiliary fire fighters.
(volunteers).
C'. MEDICAL DIVISION. -
subject to the control of apublic' official
" having medical. experiences and facilities
or, a, citizen, experienced and engaged in
medical activity, -appointed by the Mayor
with the advice -and consent of the, City
Council._ The division -shall consist of
auxiliary personnel.(volunteers).
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Do PUBLIC— WORKS DIVISION: -- This -division Shall
b6uftd6r and- subject --i`b'-.the -d6ntt6l-6fthe
director"'of'publio works (city- angirie6r)
who -'shall be Chief` of -'th6'Fubli&' fttkst- -
Di-vision's'-''Th6 division- shall _consist 0f
the department of -public Wbtkb-personnel.
and auxiliary personnel (volunteers)-.
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E. UTILITIES DIVI8ION-- This-d-iVis1oft-shall'b6-
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tnddt---and_ -Subject - io-the" control' of -a -public:
of f idl6l having -utilities' d:kp6Jrieh'de 6t''a
-0iti26rfs "experienced- bind- engaged- in --such industry,
appointed" by the mayor-With'the-6dVid6and -- -
consent of the -City division shall
consist of-auxiliiiryper6bnhol (volunteers)
and the city personnel engaged in utilities work,
F. TRANSPORTATION DIVISION: _'_ The- chief bf'this
b6-6 public -official -having
transportation- ga*cilitieb or a citizen;
experienced and biig6,gL-d--in` such" industry, 'AP -
pointed by the-may6r'with thb-advide&hd-'d'ob_'
sent -of the-, City -- Cduriell'o- - Th'd division Shall
consist of auxiliary personnel (volunteers).
G*. COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION. . Th6 Chief- of this"'
divis1on (police'
or-fite--,)-having -dohiih-utii-Odtiohs'.-fiadilities"or
A citizen, --experienced and engaged -in Such
industryt-aPpbinted-by-tbe mayor-w1th--the
advice -and" consent" of --the City Council'*-- "Thb
diVisibn- shall- consist- -of * &uX-i1iaty-'P'etS0nne1
(*oluhte6rs)&ndc1,ty personnel engaged in
communications works
H. PERSONNEL _ANa "-RECRUITM- ENT DIVISION'*— -This
division shall be- under and subject to thb'-
d'ontr6l"of th-e Executive Offibq§r"' 'It' - shall
be'Ahe duty 6f-thi-s,division 'to -recruit -all
volunt-eer-porsonntill 'to -enroll- and -register`-
tuch-pertohh6l- I - * to keep "E&e qtat 6 records ' thereof,.
and -to assign --such'personnel to-oth6t divisi-cins
of the-Dis&ster 'Cotp.s-The Ekeebtive Officer
may establish and operate a volunteer office.
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IW AMERICAN"RED- CROSS-* 'The-Amdr1caft''Rdid''Cross
it -the -City -'Of, We ist- -Covinei-W ill- -f uenish-
fd6d-s "clothing,- shelter-,- registration * And
:inf 6rihat idit "services supplementary" ni6dicdl
sdr#i-66 "when- te4ueste'dS and rehabilit6ition,
• to individuals and -families affected' by a
dis4kster* The ' American- 'Red Crbs's-'Will'
provide funds --with which to fihande"all its
relief -operations:- - The- chief of this --
d'ivisioft'will- be'-the-chiiirman oftheCity of
W6st Covina -Chapter' 6f- the 'Ameii-can-Reid Cross,,
or a delegated representative thereof*
-S66tioh VOLUNTEERSI1 persons; "other than
officers and -employees- -6f'-the city, `volunteering -services
pufr-suant-td- the provisions -of this'ordinance- " . shall serve
io without--66itpensAtion-frm the -'city.. While. engaged in
such- t6-rvibes-Pthey shall h6veth6 -same immunities- as
offic6ts and employees of the city performing similar
duties*
-Sbctibh '9. FUNISHANT OF VIOLATIONS- --It' shall be
•a- punishabldby' a- fine of not -to 6:kdeii4i.
$500.00, or' by impris6iimeiiit'-f6r-,not '*to -exceed six months,
or both, for any person during a disaster:
A.'Wilfully"to -obbttUct,'h1nd6i,_ or delay- anymember
of- thd-"Dii§aster-Corps 'i'n--thi§-'i§hf6te6ineiit--6f--iiny'la*ful.- '
rule or regulation issued pursuant -to -this 'ordiniinc6' or
in the 'perf6rm6n'66 of any duty imposed upon him by virtue
• of this ordinance;,
act forbidden- by any --Lawful rules-br
regulations-i-soued-pu-ti;uatit-to-'th'io 614,dinanob-, -if such
act is of such -a" nature, O''t 0 - give �or be - likely V 0 give:
assistance_.to the 6n6ifiy, or to--imp6ril'th6 lives- or prop-.
arty of -other 'inh&bitant6of -this'-city ! --dr-to-'ptevent,
hinder or delay the defense or protection thereof';
. — I CO-- To- w6af`,c&tty or"digplay-,* without- authority, "any
means of identification specified by the Disaster Council*
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Section 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of hest Covina has knowledge
that there is'dire immediate threat.of general war
with an enemy, and
WHEREAS, there is the existence of the threat
of disaster which would defeat or seriously impair
the ultimate provisions of this Ordinance;
THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West
Covina finds and determines that for the immediate
• preservation of the public health, peace, safety/, comfort,
convenience, interest and welfare, an emergency exists
and this ordinance is enacted as an emergency measure
and ordinance, and that the same shall take effect im-
mediately upon the same being posted by the City Clerk
in .the manner required by law and by the ordinances of
the City of West Covina.
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Section 11. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and cause the same to be
posted in three public places in the City of West Covina.
First read at a regular meeting of the City Council
of said City held on the 29th day of ��, 1950 and
finally adopted and ordered published at regular
meeting of said Council held on the 9 4 day of
1950.,
ATTEST: M#YOR OF WEST COVINA
itY Clerk.
I, C.C. TOLAND, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance #195
was adopted= by the City Council of the City of West
Covina at he reg lar meeting of said Board on the q—
day of , 1950, and signed by the Mayor of
said City, aW that said ordinance was adopted by the
following votes;2
AYES
NOES
ABSENT
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
C.C. TOLAND, "being by- me first duly -sworn' deposes
and says: That he is the City Clerk of the City of Test
Covina and over the age of 21 years; - that on the 1(� _
day of 1950, he posted -three copies of"
Ordinance 95 of the City of West Covina entitled:
• "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINK RELATING TO
DISASTERS' in three' public places in said City; to w it:
One at the Police Office, 361"West Garvey Blvd., one in
front o f - the hVe "st Covina -School Houses and one at the
Northwest corner of Puente Street and Lark Ellen Boulevard.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of August, 1950.
Notary -public in and for the County
of Los Angeles, State of California.
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CITY CLERK
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