CHAPTER 2
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
ARTICLE 2. CITY EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION
SECTION:
§5110 City Emergency Organization
§5111 Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
§5112 City Mutual Aid Coordinators
§5113 Disaster Council Created
§5114 Disaster Council – Powers And Duties
§5110 CITY EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION
All officers and employees of the City, together with those volunteer forces registered to aid them during a duly proclaimed emergency, and all groups, organizations, and persons, including persons impressed into service under the provisions of this chapter, who by agreement or operation of law, may be charged with duties incident to the protection of life and property in the City during such emergency, shall constitute the City of Ukiah Emergency Organization. The City Emergency Organization also includes the American Red Cross, North Coast Opportunities, Inc., members of recognized community disaster relief and response organizations (e.g., CERT), Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Services (RACES), and such other organizations and groups as may offer and have their services accepted prior to, during, or after an emergency.
A. All employees of the City are designated as disaster service workers pursuant to California Government Code section 3100.
B. The City Emergency Organization shall organize its response using the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS). (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §2, adopted 2020)
§5111 STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEMS)
The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) is the adopted emergency management system in the County of Mendocino and the City of Ukiah. The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) utilizes the Incident Command System (ICS), multi-interagency coordination, mutual aid, and the operational area concept to facilitate priority setting, interagency cooperation, and the efficient flow of resources and information during an emergency. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §2, adopted 2020)
§5112 CITY MUTUAL AID COORDINATORS
The following are named for the purpose of coordinating emergency mutual aid requests made through established State procedures:
A. Building Inspector Mutual Aid – Planning and Community Development Director or her/his designee.
B. Emergency Management Mutual Aid – City Emergency Management Coordinator or her/his designee.
C. Fire and Rescue Mutual Aid – Public Safety Director or her/his designee.
D. Law Enforcement Mutual Aid – Public Safety Director or her/his designee.
E. Medical Examiner/Coroner Mutual Aid – Public Safety Director or her/his designee.
F. Medical/Health Mutual Aid – County Public Health Officer or her/his designee.
G. Public Works Mutual Aid – City Engineer/Public Works Director or her/his designee. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §2, adopted 2020)
§5113 DISASTER COUNCIL CREATED
The City of Ukiah Disaster Council is hereby created and shall consist of the following:
A. The Mayor or designee assigned by the City Council, who shall serve as the Disaster Council chair;
B. The City Manager, who shall be the vice chair;
C. The Deputy City Manager;
D. Such representatives of Federal, State, and local civic, business, labor, veterans, professional, or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility, as may be appointed by the City Council;
E. The Police Chief or her/his designee for police operations;
F. The Fire Chief or her/his designee for fire operations;
G. Such representatives of civic, business, labor, veterans, professional or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility as provided in the current emergency plan of this City, adopted pursuant to this chapter;
H. The City Emergency Management Coordinator shall serve as staff to the Disaster Council. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1026, §1, adopted 2000; Ord. 1207, §2, adopted 2020)
§5114 DISASTER COUNCIL – POWERS AND DUTIES
It shall be the duty of the City Disaster Council, and it is hereby empowered, to act as an advisory body to the City Council and to develop and recommend for adoption by the City Council emergency and mutual aid plans and agreements and such ordinances and resolutions and rules and regulations as are necessary to implement such plans and agreements. The Disaster Council shall meet upon call of the chair or, if she/he is unavailable or unable to call such meeting, the vice chair or her/his designee may call a meeting. The Disaster Council shall meet a minimum of once a year at a time and place designated by the chair. The City Disaster Council shall call and conduct its meetings in accordance with rules, not inconsistent with this chapter, as the Council shall adopt by majority vote. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §2, adopted 2020)
§5115 VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers who perform service in the City Emergency Organization in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall so serve without compensation. Volunteers shall be registered with the City Office of Emergency Management as disaster service workers in order to be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, as provided in division 4, part 1 of the California Labor Code, commencing with section 3201. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §2, adopted 2020)