8.16.010
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 County in the event of an
emergency, the direction of the emergency organization, and
the coordination of the emergency functions of this County
with all other public agencies, corporations, organization,
and affected private persons.
(Ord. 403, eff. 12/21/72, prior Section 12300)
8.16.020
Emergency Defined
"Emergency means the actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster
or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within this County
caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot,
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 County, requiring the combined forces
of other political subdivisions to combat. (Ord. 403, eff. 12/21/72, prior Section
12301)
8.16.030
Disaster Council Membership
The Sierra County Disaster Council is hereby created and
shall consist of the following:
(a)
The chairman of the Board of Supervisors, who shall be
chairman
(b) The director of emergency services, who shall be vice-chairman.
(c) The coordinator of emergency services.
(d) Such chiefs of emergency services as are provided for
in a current emergency plan of this County, adopted pursuant
to this chapter.
(e) Such representatives of civic, business, labor, veterans,
professional, or other organizations having an official emergency
responsibility, as may be appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(Ord. 403, eff. 12/21/72, prior 12302)
8.16.040 Disaster Council Powers and Duties
It shall be the duty of the Sierra County Disaster Council,
and it is hereby empowered, to develop and recommend for
adoption by the board of Supervisors, 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 County or
inability to call such meeting, upon call of the vice chairman.
(Ord. 403, eff. 12/21/72, prior Section 12303)
8.16.050
Director and Coordinator of Emergency Services
(a) The Director of Emergency Services shall be appointed by
the Board of Supervisors. (b) The Coordinator of Emergency
Services shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors upon
recommendation by the Director.
(Ord. 403, 560, eff. 11/20/79, prior Section 12304)
8.16.060
Powers and Duties of the Director
The Director is hereby empowered to:
(a) Request the Board of Supervisors to proclaim the existence
or threatened existence of a "local emergency" if
the Board of Supervisors is in session, or to issue such proclamation
if the Board of Supervisors is not in session. Whenever a local
emergency is proclaimed by the director, the Board of Supervisors
shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven (7)
days thereafter or the proclamation shall have no further force
or effect.
(b) Recommend that the chairman of the Board of Supervisors
request the Governor to proclaim a "state of emergency" when,
in the opinion of the director, the locally available resources
are inadequate to cope with the emergency.
(c) Control and direct the effort of the emergency organization
of this County for the accomplishment of the purpose of this
chapter.
(d) Direct cooperation between and coordination of services
and staff of the emergency organization of this County; and
resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may
arise between them.
(e) Represent this County in all dealings with public or private
agencies on matters pertaining to emergencies as defined herein.
(f) In the event of the proclamation of a "local emergency" as
herein provided, the proclamation of a "state of emergency" by
the Governor or the Director of the State Office of Emergency
Services, or the existence of a "state of war emergency." the
Director is hereby empowered
1. To make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably
related to the protection of life and property as affected
by such emergency; provided, however, such rules and regulations
must be confirmed at the earliest practicable time by the Board
of Supervisors.
2. To obtain vital supplies, equipment, and such other properties
found lacking and of and, if required immediately, to commandeer
the same for public use.
3. To require emergency services of any County officer or employee
and, in the event of the proclamation of a "state of emergency'
in the County or the existence of a "state of war emergency," to
command the aid of as many citizens of this County as he deems
necessary in the execution of his duties; such persons shall
be entitled to all privileges, benefits, and immunities as
are provided by State law for registered disaster service workers.
4. To requisition necessary personnel or material of any County
department or agency.
5. To execute all of his ordinary power as Sheriff of the County,
all of the special powers conferred upon him by this chapter
or by resolution or emergency plan pursuant hereto adopted
by the Board of Supervisors, all powers conferred upon him
by any statute, by any agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors,
and by any other lawful authority.
(g) The Director shall designate the order of succession to
that office, to take effect in the event the Director is unavailable
to attend meetings and otherwise perform his duties during
an emergency. Such order of succession shall be approved by
the Board of Supervisors.
(h) The coordinator shall, under the supervision of the Director
and with the assistance of emergency service chiefs, develop
emergency plans and manage the emergency programs of this County;
and shall have such other powers and duties as may be assigned
by the Director.
(Ord. 403, eff. 12/21/72, prior Section 12305)
8.16.070
Emergency Organization
All officers and employees of this County, together with
those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during an emergency,
and all groups, organizations, and persons who may by agreement
or operation of law, including persons impressed into service
under the provisions of Section 8.16.060(f)(3) of this chapter,
be charged with duties incident to the protection of life
and property in this County during such emergency, shall
constitute the emergency organization of the County. (Ord.
403, eff. 12/21/72, prior Section 12306)
8.16.080
Emergency Plan
The Disaster Council shall be responsible for the development
of the County emergency plan, which plan shall provide for
the effective mobilization of all of the resources of this
County, 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 Board
of Supervisors. (Ord. 403, eff. 12/21/72, prior Section 12307)
8.16.090
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 County. (Ord, 403, eff. 12/21/72, prior
Section 12308)
8.16.100
Punishment of Violations
It is unlawful and punishable as a misdemeanor for any person,
during a state of war emergency, state of emergency, or local
emergency, to:
(a)
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 upon him by virtue
of this chapter.
(b)
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
County, or to prevent, hinder, or delay the defense or
protection hereof.
(c)
Wear, carry, or display, without authority, any means of
identification specified by the emergency agency of the
state.
(Ord.
403, eff. 12/21/72, prior Section 12309) needed for the
protection of life and property and to bind the County
for the fair value there
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