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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 1143 RESOLUTION NO. 1143 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFOM IA, REIATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE AND DISASTER ORGNIZATION, PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE NO. 569 OF '.L'fiE CITY OF HUNTII1YiTON BEACH. SFAS, Ordinance No. 569 of the City of Huntington Beach relat- ing to civil defense and disaster provides that the civil defense and dis- aster 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 I with the adoption of said ordinance; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, 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 "fchibit A" and entitled "Organization of Civil Defense". Said Exhibit A, including all information shown thereon, is as much apart of this resolution as if the materials and 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. Within this division, there shall be the following civil defense and disaster services: (1) fire service; (2) law enforcement service, which shall include the plant protection service; 1. Reso. 1143 (3) engineering service, which shall include utility service, shelter protection aibd rescue service; (4) health and medical services, which shall include special weapons defense; and (5) emergency welfare service, which shall include mass feeding, clotting and shelter. The director shall appoint a chief of each such service, except as hereinafter provided. The chief of the fire department of the City of Huntington Beach shall be chief of the fire service. The chief of police of the City of Huntington Beach shall be chief of the law enforcement ser- vice. The city engineer of the City of Huntington Beach shall be chief of the engineering service. Section 3. DIVISION OF SPECIAL SERVICES. There is hereby created a division of special civil defense and disaster services. For the purpose of civil defense and disaster planning and organization, the assistant dir- ector of civil defense and disaster is responsible to the director. Within this division there shall be the following services: (1) mutual aid plans; (2) evacuation service; (3) transportation service; (4) warden service; (5) communications service, which shall include civil air raid warning; (6) public affairs and information service; (7) training service; (8) personnel service, which shall include the recruit- ment of civilian auxiliaries to military activities; (9) supply service; and (10) general administration service. The director shall appoint a chief of eadh such service who shall be responsible to the assistant director. The director may appoint the same person as chief of two or more services. Section 4. LEGAL. The city attorney shall serve as the legal advisor to the director of civil defense and to the civil defense organization. 2. Reso. 1143 • Section 5. AMERICAN RED CROSS. The American Red Cross in the City of Huntington Beach 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 Crass will provide funds with which to finance all its relief operations during natural disaster. Civil defense financing 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 s 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 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 examination by the public. Such duties as described in "United States Civil Defense" may be changed$om time to time by the director by written administrative orders, particularly for the pur- pose of conforming to recommendations of the state director of civil defense or subsequent modifications recommended by the federal civil defense admini- strator . Upon recommendation of the civil defense and disaster council of 3. Heso, 1143 • the City of Huntington Beach, such duties shall 'be changed in accordance with such reco nendations. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of February , 1951. • Mayor, ATTESTS r^ Cit y r By Puy City Gleft • • 4. Reso• 1143 EXHIBIT "Aw Organization of Civil Defense D ector Assists nt Director Special Services Operating Services Mutual Aid ) Fire Service Plans ) ) Evacuation (Includes the plant) Law Enforcement Service protection servico)) Service ( Transportation i ) P ( Service (Includes utility service ) Engineering shelter protection and ) Service Warden Service rescue service) ) ) Communications (Includes special ) Health & Medical (Service (Includes civil air weapons defense) ) Service raid warnings) ) Public Affairs and (Includes mass feeding, ) Emergency Welfare Information Service clothing and shelter) " ) Service Training Service Personnel Service (Shall include the recruitment, of civilian auxiliaries to military activities) Supply Service ( General Administration Service • 5. • STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) County of Orange ) as: City of Huntington Beach) I, JOHN L. HEMCKSEN, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day of February , 1951, by the follow ing vote: AYES: Councilmen Talbert, Greer, LeBard, Seabridge, Langenbeek NOES: Councilmen: None A13SENT: Councilmen: • None 'dity Ckerk an, a c o erk o the Uty Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California By Deputy- Ciy Clerk