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r 285 ORDINANCE NO. 200 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO DISASTERS WHEREAS, experience during war and peace has demonstrated the need for adequate disaster plans and for mobilization of the resources of the community to cope with such disasters; and WHEREAS „ the State of California has created a State Disaster Council to prepare a state disaster plan and to recommend mutual aid regions; and WBMIEAS, municipalities have legal authority (Constitution, Article Xl, Section 11, and Military and Veterans Code Section 1571, as amended.by Statutes of 1945, Chapter 1024) to create disaster councils for the purpose of formulating local disaster plans, including mutual aid agreements; follows: NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of Brea does ordain as Section 1. DISASTER. As used.in this ordinance, the term "disaster" shall include, but is not limited to,.any extraordinary fire, flood, riot, storm, epidemic or earthquake, or any enemy attack or sabotage, which causes or threatens to cause loss of life or property and in which occurrences the responsibility devolves upon the regular constituted authorities for the maintenance of public peace and order and the preservation of life and property. It shall not include any conditions resulting from a labor controversy. Section 2. DISASTER COUNCIL. MEMBERSHIP. The BREA Disaster Council is hereby created and shall consist of the following: A. The Mayor, who shall be chairman. B. The Commander, who shall be vice — chairman. C. The Vice — commander, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council, who, in the absence of, or at the direction of, the Commander, shall act on his behalf on matters within the purview of this ordnance. D. The Chiefs of Divisions as hereinafter provided. E. Such other representatives of civic, business, labor „ veterans, professional or other.organizations as may be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council, Section 3. DISASTER C OUNCIL . POWERS AND DUTIES. It shall be the duty of the Brea Disaster Council, and it is hereby empowered: A. To develop a plan for meeting any disaster. Such plan shall provide for the effective mobilization of all the resources of the community, both public and private; B. To prepare and recommend for consideration by the City Council ordinances necessary to implement the disaster plan; C. To consider aad recommend to the City Council for approval mutual aid plans and agreements; D. Others. (As determined locally). The Disaster Council shall meet upon call of the chairman. Section 4. COMMANDER. POWERS AND DUTIES. There is hereby created the office of Commander. Such officer shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. The Commander is hereby empowered: A. To proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a disaster and the termination thereof; B. To request the Governor to proclaim a state of extreme emergency In the area in and around the City of Brea when in the opinion of the Commander the resources of the community are inadequate to cope with the disaster; C. To govern and direct the effort of the Brea .Disaster Corps in the accomplishment of the purposes of this ordinance; D. To direct coordination and cooperation between the chiefs of divisions and resolve questions of authority and responsibility that-may arise between them; E. To.represent the Disaster Corps in all dealings with public or private agencies pertaining to disaster preparedness.