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During the existence of a local emergency, state of emergency or state of war emergency, the seat of government of the city shall be the Chico Municipal Center. In the event such Center cannot be utilized as the seat of government due to severe damage or destruction, the director of emergency service shall provide an alternate seat of government, which may be located either within or outside the corporate limits of the city.
(Ord. 2100)
Pursuant to the provisions of the California Emergency Services Act, to provide for the continuance of the city’s legislative and executive functions during a local emergency, state of emergency or state of war emergency, in the event that one, several or all of the members of the city council and the city manager are unavailable to fulfill their functions, the following standby officers are designated.
A. City council standby councilmembers. The city council shall appoint a group of three standby members for each regular councilmember and shall designate an order of precedence among the members of each group. A standby member shall serve in the stead of a regular member only to the extent and for the time so authorized by the California Emergency Services Act.
B. City manager standby designees. The following city officers are appointed to serve as standby city manager in the order of precedence shown.
1. Assistant City Manager
2. Public works director
3. Community development services director
Standby city councilmembers shall serve at the pleasure of the council for terms not exceeding in length the terms of the councilmembers for whom they were appointed. Standby city managers shall serve at the pleasure of the council.
(Ord. 2100, Ord. 2136 §3, Ord. 2154, Ord. 2364 §58, Ord. 2439 §20)
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1, Division 2, Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, the standardized emergency management system, incorporating the incident command system, shall be utilized by the city’s emergency services organization when:
A. The city’s emergency operations center is activated.
B. A local emergency, state of emergency or state of war emergency is declared or proclaimed.
C. Mutual aid is requested for an emergency.
Notwithstanding the above conditions requiring activation, such system may be employed by city emergency response personnel at any other time deemed appropriate and necessary relative to an incident.
(Ord. 2100)
Pursuant to the authority granted in Chapter 3.08 of this code, any expenditures made in connection with any 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.
(Ord. 2100)
It shall be unlawful for any person during an emergency to:
A. Willfully obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the emergency services organization in the performance of any duty imposed upon such member by law or any lawful emergency rules or regulations.
B. Do any act forbidden by any lawful emergency services rules or regulations if such act is of such nature as to give, or be likely to give, assistance to the enemy or to imperil the lives or property of the inhabitants of the city, or to prevent, hinder or delay the defense or protection thereof.
C. Wear, carry or display without lawful authority any emergency services identification.
(Ord. 2100)
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