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RESOLUTION NO 246
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DOWNEY CIVIL DEFENSE AND
DISASTER COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No95of the City of Downey relating to civial defense
and disaster provides that the civil defense and disaster organization, the
distribution of civil defense powers and duties, the assignment of functions
and services and the recruitment, direction and training of personnel shall
be prescribed by a resolution adopted concurrently with the adoption of said
oirdinance,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Downey does resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The civil defense and disaster organization of this city
shall be as hereinafter more particularly described and as shown on the
attached chart marked Exhibit A and entitled, "Downey Civil Defence and
Disaster Council Organization Chart ". Said Exhibit A, including all information
shown thereon, is as much a part of this resolution as if the material and
information set forth by said exhibit were all fully described herein.
SECTION 2. Division of Operating Services. There is hereby created a
division of operating services. For the purposes of civil defense planning
and organization, the chief of each operating service within this division
shall be responsible to the director through the assistant director.
Within this division there shall be the following civil defense and
disaster services:
(1) Fire Service;
(2) Law Enforcement service, which shall include the plant protection
service;
r"1 (3) Engineering service, which shall include utility service, shelter
protection and rescue service;
(4) Helath and medical services, which shall include special weapons
defense; and
(5) Emergency welfare service, which shall include mass feeding,
clothing and shelter.
The director shall appoint a chief of each such service, except as
hereinafter provided. The chief of the fire department of the City of Downey
shall be the chief of the fire service. The chief of police of the City of
Downey shall be chief of the law enforcement service. The director of public
works of the City of Downey shall be chief of the engineering service.
SECTION 3. Division of Special Services. There is hereby created a
division of special civil defense and disaster services. This division shall
be under the direction and control of a deputy director of civil defense,
who shall be appointed by the director. For the purpose of civil defense and
disaster planning and organization, the deputy director is responsible to the
director through the assistant director of civil defense and disaster.
Within this division there shall be the following servies:
(1) mutual aid plans;
(2) evacuation service;
(3) transportation service;
�-. (4) warden service;
(5) communications service, which shall include civil air raid warning;
(6) vupply service;
(7) public affairs and information service;
(8) training service;
(9) personnel service, which shall include the recruitment of civilian
auxiliaries to military activities; and,
(10) general administrative service.
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The director shall appoint chief of each such service who shall be
responsible to the deputy director of the division of special services.
The director may appoint the same person as chief of two or more services.
SECTION 4. Legal. The City attorney shall serve as the legal advisor
to the director of civil defense and to the civil defense organization.
SECTION 5. American Red Cross. The American Red Cross in the City of
Downey will, in natural disaster, furnish food, clothing, shelter, registration
and information service, supplementary medical service when requested, and
rehibilitation to individuals and families affected by the disaster.
in war - caused disaster, the American Red Cross will furnish only food,
clothing and shelter to affected individuals and families.
The American Red Cross will provide funds with which to finance all its
relief operations during natural disaster. Civil defense financing will be
provided by publid or private agencies other than the Red Cross for Red Cross
functions in war- caused disasters.
The director shall be responsible for arranging, through the chairman
of the local Red Cross chapter, for the participation of the Red. Cross in
civil defense as a part of the mass car service in case of war- caused disaster,
and for the relationship between the Red Cross and the civil defense organization
in case of natural disaster.
SECTION 6. Duties. The civil defense and disaster duties of the deputy
director and the chiefs of operating services and special services shall be
as described in "United States Civil Defense," National Security Resources
Board Document 128, dated September 8, 1950, copies of which shall be filed
in the office of the City Clerk for use and examination by the public. Such
duties as described in "United States Civil Defense" may be changed from time
to time by the director by written administrative orders, particularly for the
purpose of conforming to recommendations of the State Director of Civil Defense
or subseguent modifications recommended by the Federal Civil Defense Administrator.
Upon recommendation of the civil defense and disaster council of the City of
--• Downey, such duties shall be changed in accordance with such recommendations.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk is hereby instructed to file three certified
copies hereof with the State Disaster Council, California Disaster Office,
Sacramento, California.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this d day of ,1958.
Mayor qpP Amp
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF DOWNEY )
I, DELLA DOYLE, City Clerk of the City of Downey, hereby certify that
the foregoing resolutiop was duly ad ted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the oZ day of ,1958, by the following vote:
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4-/AYES: Councilmen r
0 NOES: Councilmen:
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ABSENT: Councilmen: �
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City Clerk