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AL\ ORDIT_r'A~lCE PPOVIDING FOZ TFiB PREPARATIOPd AND CAP.F.YING
OU1' OF CIVIL DISAS"iL''P. PI~t1\ FCR BU1'i'E COUNiY: PROVIDING
F012 COORDINATION Or' CIVIL DISASTER FUNCTIONS OF T'~IF
COUNTX OF BUT"I'.E, T.iF CITIES OF' CEIICO, OP.OVILLE, GRIDLEY
AND BIGG5, AND OTT'E'R PUBLIC AG~:NCIES 47TTHIN SAID COULTrY:
PROVIDING A PFNALT`T FOR VIOLATIO\S TfiL'RFOF : REPE.~LING
SECTION 8-1 T?-1~20TJGH 8-11 OF TF4 BU'i'TF COL',~1.Y CO D^
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte do ordain
as follows:
That the Butte County Cade Sections 8-1 through 8-11 be
amended to read as follows:
SECTION 8-1. Purpose. The declared purposes of this
ordinance is to provide for the preparation and carrying ~t of
plans for the protection of persons and property within the County
of Butte in the event of a disaster, and to provide for the coor-
dination of civil disaster functions of the County of Bu*_te with
the cities of Chico, Oroville, Gridley, and Biggs, and all other
affected public agencies, corporations and organizations within
the County of Butte.
SECTION 8-2. Definitions. '.
A. Civil Defense. As used in this .ordinance, the term
"civil defense" shall mean the preparation for the carrying out of
all emergency functions, other than functions for which the
military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent and minimize
injury aad damage resulting from disasters.
B. Disaster. As used in this ordinance, the term."disaster
shall mean actual or threatened enemy attack, sabotage, extra-
ordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, earthqua'.~ce, or other
similar public calamity. It slAall. not include, nor does any
provision of this ordinance apply to, any condition relating to
labor controversy.
C. State of Disaster. As used in this ordinance, a "state
of disaster" ,when proclaimed by the Governor, means the existQnc~
of conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and prop-
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erty within the area, caused. by such conditions as air pollution, ~,
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fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, or earthquake, or other
conditions, except as a result of war-caused disaster, which
conditions, by reason of their magnitude, are, or.are likely to be,
beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and
facilities of any single county, city and county, or city, and
require the combined forces of a mutual aid region or regions to
combat. It shall not include, nor does any provision of this
ordinance apply to, any condition relating to labor controversy.
D. State of Extreme :~mergency. As used in this ordinance,
a "state of extreme emergency", when proclaimed by the Governor,
.means the existence of conditions of extreme peril to the safety
of persons and property within the state, caused by immediate
attack, or threatened attack, by land, seas, or air, or that. upon
the advice of.the commanding general of this area, such an attack
is imminent, an air raid alarm, sabotage, or other cause such as
air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, or earthquake,
which conditia-~s }iy reason of their magnitude are, or are likely to
be, beyand the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and
facilities, or any single county, city and county, or city, and
require the combined forces of a "mutual aid region or regions" to
combat. "State of extreme emergency" does not include nor apply to~
any condition resulting from labor controversy.
A "state of extreme emergency" exists immediately and with-
out a proclamation thereof by the Governor whenever this state is
attacked by an enemy of the United States, or upon receipt by the
Calirornia Disaster Office of a warning from the Air Force, or
other authorized federal agency, indicating that such an enemy
attack is probable or imminent.
E'. National Plan. As used in this ordinance, the term
"national plan" refers to the national plan far civil defense
promulgated by the President of the United States for implemen-
tation in the event of a national disaster.
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F. State Plan. As used in the ordinance, the term "state
plan" refers to the California Civil Defense and Disaster Plan
promulgated by the Governor of the State of California for imple-
mentation in the event of a disaster affecting all or cart of the
State of California.
G. Butte County Civil Disaster Operational Area. As used
in this ordinance, the term "Butte County Disaster Operational
Area" refers to the unincorporated areas of the County of Butte,
and the incorporated areas oz the cities. of Chico, Oroville,
~ Gridley, and Biggs.
H. Cities. As used in this ordinance, the term "cities"
it refers to the cities of Chico, Oroville, Gridley, and Biggs.
I. Service Chief. As used in this ordinance, the term
"Service Chief" refers to any person who has been appointed in
I' accordance with this ordinance, and who controls and directs in-
dividuals or employees performing emergency functions such as law
enforcement, fire, medical and health, emergency welfare, and
other public services in the protection of life and propert~i
within the Butte County Civil Disaster Operational Area.
SECTION 8-3. Civil Disaster Council.. The Butte County
Disaster Council is hereby created and shall consist of the
following: '`
A. Two members of the Board of Supervisors of the County,
one of whom shall be the chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
B. The Mayor of each city in the county, or councilman
selected by the Mayor of each city.
C. The Sheriff.
D. The County Superin*_enden*_ of Schools.
E. The County Administrative Officer, the City Manager, or
other administrative emplajee, as determined by each city council,
who shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Civil Disaster
32I~ Council without vote.
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SECTION 8-4. Civil. Disaster Council.. Powers and Duties.
It shall be the duty of the Butte County Civil Disaster
Council, and it is hereby .empowered, to review and recommend for
adoption by the Board of Supervisors and city councils, civil
defense and disaster 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 members of
the Civil Disaster Council shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman,
and such other officers as they deem necessary and they shall pre-
scribe their own rules of procedure. The Civil Disaster Council
shall meet upon call of the chairman, or, in his absence from the
county or inability to call such a meeting, upon the call of the
vice-chairman.
SECTION 8-5. Director of Butte ,County Civil Disaster.
Powers and duties.
There is hereby created a position of Butte County Director
of Civil Disaster. The director shall be the chairman of the
BUttQ County Board of Supervisors. There is further created the
position of Deputy Director, Butte County Civil Disaster. The in-
dividual so selected shall be responsible to the County Adminis-
trative Officer for the day-to-day management of the Civil Disaster
program.
The Director is hereby empowered:
A. To request the Board of Supervisors to proclaim the
existence of a disaster and the termination thereof. If the Board
of Supervisors is not in session, the Director may issue such pro-
clamation subject to confirmation by the Board of Supervisors at
the earliest practicable time.
B. With the approval of the Civil Disaster Council, to
request the Governor to proclaim a state of extreme emergency when,
31. in the opinion of the council, the resources of the area or region
~ 32 are inadequate to cope with the disaster;
1 C. T_o contr.ol and direct civil disaster activities and
2 efforts for the accomplishment of the purposes of this ordinance;
3 D. To direct coordination and cooperation between divi-
~ sions, services, and staff of the civil disaster organization,
6 and to resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may
6 arise bet5~reen them; .
7 E. To represent tine civil disaster organization in all
g dealings with public or private agencies pertaining to civil
g defense and disaster; .
10 F. To appoint service chiefs subject to the approval of
11 the Civil Disaster Council; provided, however, the service chiefs
12 so appointed shall, insofar as possible, be employees who hold
13 regular administrative positions with appropriate governmental
1~ agencies.
15 G. Prescribe in writing the duties of any assistants pro-
. ~,g vided him and the duties of chiefs or services, in conforming witY~
17 the Butte County civil disaster pT.an. Such duties may be changed
lg fro~p time to time by the Director, particularly for the purpose of
lg conforming to recommendations of the Director of the California
2p Disaster Office, or the Federal Office of Civil Defense;
21 ~H. The Deputy Director shall develop a civil disaster plan
22 and program £or-Butte County and shall have such other duties as
23 may be assigned.
lei SECTION 8-6. Disaster and emergency po~aers of the director
25 In the event of the proclamation of a disaster as herein
26 provided, or the proclamation of a state of disaster by the
27 Governor or the Director of the California Disaster Office, the
2g director is hereby empowered:
2g A. To make and issue rules and regulations on matters
30 reasonably related to the protection o~ life and property as
3~. affected by such disaster; provided, however, such rules and
32 regulations must be confirmed at the earliest practicable time
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by tine Civil Disaster Council.
B. To obtain vital supplies, equipment and such other
properties found lacking and needed for the protection of life and
property of the people, and may bind the county for the fair value
thereof, and if required inmiediately to commandeer .the same for
public use.
C. To require emergency services of any county or city
officer or employee, and to command the aid of as many citizens of
the County of Butte as he thir~'~s 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 civil
disaster worker volunteers.
D. To requisition necessary ~ rsonnel or material of any
county or city department or agency;
E. To exercise complete authority over the county and to
exercise all police power vested in the county by the Constitution
and general laws.
SECTTON 8-7. Deputy Director, Butte County Civil Disaster
Operational Area. Powers and Duties. There is hereby created
the position of Deputy Director ,. Butte County Civil Disaster
i Operational Area.
His powers and duties are:
A. To coordinate the activities of all civil defense
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services both in pre-disaster planning, during a disaster, and in
post-disaster activities by functioning as the chief staff officer
to the Director, Butte County Civil Disaster.
B. To organize and develop the Butte County Area Civil
Disaster Program.
C. To carry out any of the duties delegated to him by the
Director.
D. To administer the regular office staff of the Butte
County Civil Disaster Operational Area.
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B. To prepare a budget and to submit such budget to the
Butte County Administrative Officer at the time specified.
F. To prepare and maintain the basic civil defense plan
for the Butte County Civil Disaster Operational Area, and to sub-
mit such plan to the Disaster Counci]. for approval. Such plans
shall be consistent with .the Sate and National Disaster Plans.
G. To assist service chiefs in the preparation of service
annexes, and to make recommendations thereon to the Disaster
Council.
H. To submit a Butte County Civil Defense Operational Area
program paper annually and progress reports at least semi-annually
to the California Disaster Office.
I. To prepare and submit all civil defense reports
required by the Civil Defense agencies of the Federal Government
and the State of California.
J. To review and approve or disapprove applications of the
several jurisdictions within the Butte County Civil Defense Oper-
ational Area participating in the Federal Contributions and
Surplus Property programs, and to maintain inventories of such
equipment. Those cities desiring to carry out their own programs
in this regard shall do so. '
K. To develop civil defense plans and capabilities in such
areas as are not normally a function of any particular department
of the county or cities of Chico, Oroville, Gridley, or Biggs, and
to make recommendations regarding such plans to the Disaster
Council.
L. To act as Secretary to the Disaster Council.
SECTION 8-8. Civil disaster organization. All officers
and employees of the County of Butte, together with those volunteer
forces enrolled to aid them during-a disaster, and all groups,
,organizations, and persons, including persons commandeered under
the provisions of Section 6 of the ordinance, who may by agreement
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or operation of law, be charged with duties incident to the pro-
I~ tection of life and property during such disaster, shall accept
and discharge such duties and responsibilities in the Butte County
Civil Disaster Organization as they may be assigned. .
SUCTION 8-9. Divisions, services, and stafL of the Butte
County Civil Disaster Organization: ~-
The functions and duties of the Butte County Civil Disaster
Organization shall be distributed among such divisions, services,
and special staff as the Butte County Civil Disaster Council shall
prescribe by resolution, subject to the approval of the Board of
Supervisors and the City Councils.
SECTION 8-10. Punishment of violation. It shall be a mis-
demeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed FIVE HUNDRED and
00/100 ($500.00) DOLLARS, or by imprisonment for not to exceed six
(5) months, or both, for any person during a disaster:
A. Wilfully to obstruct, hinder, or delay any member of the
Butte County Civil Disaster Organization in the enforcement of any
lativful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this ordinance, or in
the performance of any duty imposed upon him by virtue of this
ordinance;
B. To.ao any act forbidden by any lawful rules or regu-
lations issued pursuant to this ordinance, 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 the
County of Butte, or to prevent, hinder, or delay the defense or
protection thereof. ,
SECTION 8-11. Expense. The expense of the Civil Disaster
program not oti-~erwise paid for by federal. and state atiencies shall.,
be borne by the county.
This ordinance shall take effect thirty (3O) days after the
date of its adoption, and before the expiration of fifteen (15)
days after its passage, it shall be published with the names of
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the members voting for and against the same, once, in a ~ wspaper
published in the County of Butte, State o{ California.
PASSED A:ID ADOPT^D by the Board of Supervisors of•the
County o; Butte, State of California, this 16th day of January
1568, by the following vote: "
AYE'S: Supervisors Dunaway, Howsden, McKillop and Pryde
NOES: Chairman Maxon
ABSENT: None
BALD L . AIAX i Chairman o f the
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JESSIE ROGEBS, County Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
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