Chapter 2.55
EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS1
Sections:
2.55.030 Disaster council membership.
2.55.040 Disaster council powers and duties.
2.55.050 Director and assistant director of emergency services.
2.55.060 Powers and duties of the director and assistant director of emergency services.
2.55.090 Punishment of violations.
2.55.010 Purposes.
The declared purposes of this chapter are to provide for the preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property within this city in the event of an emergency; the direction of the emergency organization; and the coordination of the emergency functions of this city with all other public agencies, corporations, organizations, and affected private persons. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-1].
2.55.020 Definition.
As used in this chapter, “emergency” shall mean the actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within this city caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, or earthquake, or other conditions, including conditions resulting from war or imminent threat of war, but other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of this city, requiring the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-2].
2.55.030 Disaster council membership.
The city of Willows disaster council is hereby created and shall consist of the following:
(1) The mayor, who shall be chairman.
(2) The director of emergency services, who shall be vice-chairman.
(3) The assistant director of emergency services.
(4) Such representatives of civic, business, labor, veterans, professional, or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility, as may be appointed by the director with the advice and consent of the city council.
(5) Such chiefs of emergency services as are provided for in a current emergency plan of this city, adopted pursuant to this chapter. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-3].
2.55.040 Disaster council powers and duties.
It shall be the duty of the city of Willows disaster council, and it is hereby empowered, 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 chairman or, in his absence from the city or inability to call such meeting, upon call of the vice-chairman. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-4].
2.55.050 Director and assistant director of emergency services.
(1) There is hereby created the office of director of emergency services. The city manager shall be the director of emergency services.
(2) There is hereby created the office of assistant director of emergency services, who shall be appointed by the director. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-5].
2.55.060 Powers and duties of the director and assistant director of emergency services.
The director is hereby empowered to request the city council to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a local emergency if the city council is in session or to issue such proclamation if the city council is not in session. Whenever a local emergency is proclaimed by the director, the city council shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven days. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-6].
2.55.070 Emergency plan.
The city of Willows disaster council shall be responsible for the development of the city of Willows emergency plan, which plan shall provide for the effective mobilization of all of the resources of this city, 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. Such plan shall take effect upon adoption by resolution of the city council. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-7].
2.55.080 Expenditures.
Any expenditures made in connection with emergency activities, including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the city of Willows. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-8].
2.55.090 Punishment of violations.
It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed $500.00, or by imprisonment for not to exceed six months, or both, for any person, during an emergency, to:
(1) Willfully obstruct, hinder, or delay any member of the emergency organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, or in the performance of any duty imposed by virtue of this chapter.
(2) Do any act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, if such act is of such a nature as to give or be likely to give assistance to the enemy or to imperil the lives or property of inhabitants of this city, or to prevent, hinder, or delay the defense or protection thereof.
(3) Wear, carry or display, without authority, any means of identification specified by the emergency agency of the state. [Ord. 484-72, 1-10-72. Prior code § 5-9].
State law references—Nonliability for damages in acts under disaster or emergency proclamation § 1714.5, Civ. Code; authority to tax for civil disaster protection, see § 43068, Gov. Code.