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The term “activated” or “activation” as used in this chapter shall mean the placing into operation of the Emergency Operations Organization hereinafter provided for, upon receipt of official warning of an impending or threatened emergency, or upon the declaration by the Mayor of the existence of a local emergency.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600.
Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.
For purposes of this chapter, the term “Mayor” shall include in addition to the elected or appointed Mayor, the President of the City Council, the President Pro Tempore of the City Council, the Assistant President Pro Tempore of the City Council, in that order, and thereafter the remaining members of the City Council in the following sequence of succession based upon seniority.
In the event of sickness, absence from the City, or disability of the Assistant Pro Tempore, or in the case of a vacancy in that office, the most senior member of the Council not similarly disqualified shall act as the Assistant President Pro Tempore as provided herein. The sequence of succession to so act shall be based upon seniority, the most senior person being determined by the greatest cumulative time in office as a member of the City Council; provided, however, that in the event two or more of those members eligible to have the same seniority in office, the authority for one of those members to act as Assistant President Pro Tempore shall be determined by alphabetical priority according to the beginning letter and, if necessary, by the letters following the beginning letter as they sequentially appear in each of those members’ surnames, given names, and middle names, in that order, until alphabetical priority shall have been determined. In each case, the highest priority in the alphabetical sequence shall be the letter “A.”
The member with authority to act as Assistant President Pro Tempore as determined pursuant to above sequence of succession, shall exercise the powers and duties of the Assistant President Pro Tempore only so long as the President, the President Pro Tempore or the Assistant President Pro Tempore, or another member of the City Council with higher priority to act according to the above sequence of succession, is disqualified from acting for one or more reasons hereinabove set forth.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 158,695, Eff. 3-12-84.
Section
8.27 Powers of Mayor and Council.
8.28 Activation of Emergency Operation Organization.
8.29 Director of Emergency Operations Organization.
8.30 Power to Requisition Supplies and Personnel.
8.31 Termination of Local Emergency.
8.32 Local Public Health Emergency.
8.33 Local Housing and/or Homelessness Emergency.
The Mayor is hereby empowered to declare the existence of a local emergency or disaster when the Mayor finds that any of the circumstances described in Section 8.22 hereof exist, or at any time a disaster or local emergency is declared by the President of the United States or the Governor of California. Said declaration by the Mayor shall be in writing and shall take effect immediately upon its issuance. The Mayor shall cause widespread publicity and notice to be given of such declaration through the most feasible and adequate means of disseminating such notice throughout the City.
Whenever a local emergency is declared by the Mayor, the General Manager of the Emergency Management Department shall prepare, with the assistance of the City Attorney, a resolution ratifying the existence of a local emergency and the need for continuing the state of local emergency. The resolution shall be submitted by the Mayor to the City Clerk for presentation to the Council. The Council shall approve or disapprove the resolution within seven days from the date of the original declaration by the Mayor and at least every ten regular Council meeting days, but no longer than 30 calendar days, thereafter unless the state of local emergency is terminated sooner.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600.
Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80; Ord. No. 173,289, Eff. 6-26-00, Oper 7-1-00; Second Para., Ord. No. 173,336, Eff. 7-10-00, Oper. 7-2-00; Ord. No. 179,421, Eff. 1-19-08; In Entirety, Ord. No. 185,026, Eff. 6-29-17.
Upon receipt of official warning of an impending or threatened emergency, or upon the declaration of a local emergency, the Emergency Operations Organization shall be immediately activated and all of such portions of its personnel as the Mayor may direct shall be called into active service.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600.
Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80.
During the period of a local emergency, and with respect to emergency preparedness and response activities, the Mayor shall be the Director of the Emergency Operations Organization, and all powers and duties herein conferred upon the Board or any officer or chief of a division shall be exercised subject to the direction and approval of the Mayor. The Director is authorized to promulgate, issue and enforce rules, regulations, orders and directives which the Director considers necessary for the protection of life and property. Such rules, regulations, orders and directives shall take effect immediately upon their issuance, and copies thereof shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 97,600.
Amended by: Ord. No. 153,772, Eff. 6-18-80; Ord. No. 173,289, Eff. 6-26-00, Oper 7-1-00.
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