Ordinance - 642ORDINANCE NO. 642
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA AMENDING ORDINANCE.NO._549 RELATING
TO CIVIL DEFENSE.AND DISASTERS.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain
as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 549, adopted and
the 12th day of November, 1957, is hereby amended to read as
approved
follows:
"SECTION 3. CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER COUNCIL. MEMBERSHIP.
The City of -West Covina Civil Defense -and Disaster Council is
hereby created and shall consist of the following:
(a) The Mayor who shall be Chairman of the Council.
(b) The Director who shall be Vice Chairman of the
Council—'
(c) The Deputy Director, appointed by the City Manager
with the"advice.and consent of the City Council, who, under the
supervision of the Director, shall develop civil defense and
disaster plans and shall have other duties as may be assigned
by the Director.
(d) Such Assistant Directors and Chiefs of Civil Defense
and Disaster departments, services or divisions as are provided
for by resolution pursuant to this ordinance.
(e) Such representatives of civil, business, labor,
veterans; professional or other organizations having an official
group or organization civil defense and disaster responsibility
as may be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of
the City Council."
SECTION 2. Section 6 of said Ordinance No. 549 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 6. In the event of the proclamation of a disaster
or emergency as herein provided, or the proclamation of a state
of disaster or a state of extreme emergency by the Governor or
the Director of the California Disaster Office, the Director is
hereby empowered:
(a) To make and issue rules and regulations on matters
reasonably related to the protection of life and property as
affected by such disaster; provided, however, such rules and
regulations must be confirmed at the earliest practicable time
by the City Council.
(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 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; and in the event of the proclamation of a state of
disaster or a state of extreme emergency by the Governor in the
region in which this City -is located, to command the aid of as
many citizens of this community as he thinks necessary in the
execution of his duties; such persons shall -be entitled to all
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privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by the state
law for registered civil defense and disaster service volunteers.
(d) To requisition necessary personnel or material of any
City department or agency.
(e) To execute all of his ordinary powers as City Manager,
all of.the special powers conferred upon him by this ordinance or
by resolution adopted pursuant thereto, all powers conferred
upon him by any statute, agreement approved by the City Council,
or by any other lawful authority, and in conformity with Section
38791 of the Government Code, to exercise complete authority over
the City and to exercise all police power vested in the City by
the Constitution and general laws."
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and shall publish the same as required by law.
Passed and approved this 26th day of October , 1959•
Mayo
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS_ANGELES SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA
I, ROBERT FLOTTEN, City Clerk of the City of West Covina,
do hereby certify that -the above Ordinance No. '642 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of
the City Council on the 13th day of October 1959. That,
thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 26th day of October , 1959, by
the following vote, to -wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Heath, Pittenger, Mottinger, Barnes, Mayor Brown
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT:Councilmen: None
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City Clerk
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