CHAPTER 2
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

ARTICLE 4. EMERGENCY PLAN

SECTION:

§5140    Planning

§5141    Emergency Plan

§5142    County of Mendocino Disaster Council

§5140 PLANNING

The City shall include the use of the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) in all emergency plans and procedures. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §4, adopted 2020)

§5141 EMERGENCY PLAN

The County Operational Area Office of Emergency Services shall be responsible for the development of the operational area emergency plan, which plan shall provide for the utilization of the California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS); effective mobilization of all of the resources of the County, both public and private, to meet any condition constituting a local emergency, state of emergency, or state of war emergency; and shall provide for the organization, powers and duties, services, and staff of the emergency organization. The City emergency plan will reflect all requirements to coordinate activities in conjunction with the operational area emergency plan. Such plan shall take effect upon adoption by resolution of the City Council.

It shall be the responsibility of all City Emergency Operations Center section chiefs and alternates to have a thorough knowledge of the City and operational area emergency plan. The City shall ensure that the key personnel are properly trained and organized to meet all of their responsibilities in the event of an emergency. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §4, adopted 2020)

§5142 COUNTY OF MENDOCINO DISASTER COUNCIL

The City Manager or his/her designee shall be the City’s representative to the County of Mendocino Disaster Preparedness Council. (Ord. 995, §1, adopted 1997; Ord. 1207, §4, adopted 2020)