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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 361ORDINANCE NO. 361 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA CREATING A LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. WHEREAS, on May 28, 1940, the President of the United States created a Council of National Defense and an Advisory Commission thereto for the purpose of assisting in the coordination of the various governmental, industrial, agricultural, economic, and other activities essential to preparing for the defense of the United States; and WHEREAS, the Council of National Defense and Its Advisory Commission have recommended that the National Defense Program and activities relatmd thereto be carried on through regular governmental channels insofar as possible; and WHEREAS, the Council of National Defense and its Advisory Commission has officially requested the California Council of Defense to assist and to expedite the formation of local councils of defense; and WHEREAS, the City of Azusa desires to assist in the program of National Defense by coordinating all of its public and private facilities, resources and activities with the program aforesaid; NOW, THEREFORE: The City Council of the City of Azusa does ordain as follows:. Section 1. There is hereby created the AZUSA DEFENSE COUNCIL. 1. Section 2. The Defense Council shall be composed of the Mayor', who shall be ex officio chairman of the Council, the who shall be ex officio secretary of the Council, and such other local officials and citizens as may be appointed thereto by the Mayor with,the approval of the City Council, The Mayor shall designate one of the members of the Local Defense.Council as Vice-chairman, who shall preside at all meetings of said council in the absence of the Mayor. The Secretary, subject to the Mayor's direction, shall be responsible for coordinating Its activities, keeping its records, conducting its corres- pondence and performing such other duties as the said Council may from time to time require of him. Section 3. The members of said Defense Council shall serve for a term of one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified. A four-fifths vote of all the members of the City Council will be required to remove any member of said Defense Council from office prior to the ex- piration of his term of office. Vacancies on the Defense Council shall be filled by appointment by the Mayor, with the approval of the City Council. Section k. It shall be the duty and responsi- bility of the Defense Council to coordinate the activities within the city of governmental and private agencies, and of individuals, cooperating in the defense effort; to stimulate public interest and participation in defense activities, to consider and recommend to appropriate governmental authorities plans for the public safety, health and welfare; to plan a major disaster program, capable of functioning in a defense emergency; and to perform such other advisory functions as may be requested of it by officials of the city, county, state, and Federal agencies engaged in thedefense effort. 2; Said Council shall receive, acknowledge and ap- praise proffers of facilities, services and ideas originating within the community and make appropriate disposition of same; clear information concerning defense programs and objectives among cooperating agencies; recommend adjustments or arrangements necessary for prompt assimilation of govern- ment programs for defense to the appropriate officers, depart- ments or agencies; receive requests for assistance from the State Council of Defense and from Federal defense authorities and transmit these requests to the proper city authorities or agencies; accumulate or assist in the accumulation of Information regarding local governmental, financial, economic, industrial and human facilities and resources and transmit any such facts, as well as other necessary information, to the State Council of Defense and to Federal defense authorities. Section 5. There is hereby created as permanent committees of the Defense Council; (1) Committee on Civil Protection, which shall consider defensematters relating to the public safety, including the preparation of a disaster prepared- ness plan to be.recommended to the City Council for adoption as an ordinance; (2) Committee on Human Resources and Skills, to assist in the registration of persons for defense work of all kinds, to cooperate with governmental agencies in making plans for defense training of skilled workers and other persons engaged in defense work requiring special training, and to analyze and report to the Defense Council on all proffers of assistance from private persons and organizations. The City Council by resolution shall create such other permanent and such temporary committees of the Defense Council as the City Council deems necessary, shall define their duties within the purpose of this ordinance and may abolish any such committee. 3. The chairman of the permanent committees of the Defense Council shall be designated by the Defense Council Chairman from among the members of the Defense Council appointed as provided in Section 2 of this ordinance. Members of permanent committees other than the chairman and all members of temporary committees shall be appointed by the chairman of the Defense Council and need not be members of the Defense Council. Section 6. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate:.preserva- tion of the public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication as required by law. The following is a specific statement show- ing the urgency of this ordinance! An emergency exists in the United States and in this State in providing adequate National and Local Defense. It is necessary that all information be gathered relating to National Defense and to provide for the proper cooperation and coordina- tion of public and private agencies so that adequate Local Defense may be provided for at as early a date as possible. Section 7. The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall attest the same and certify to the passage, adoption and publication of the same and shall cause the same to be published once, within fifteen days after its passage, In the Azusa Herald and Pomotropic, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Azusa, which said newspaper is hereby designated for that purpose, and there- upon and thereafter thirty days after its passage this ordinance shall take effect and be in force. Attests ' /lam V. A. OWENS,Mdyor of the Uity of Azusa. Mae A. Hyne 7City Clerk of the a. City of Azu Passed, approved and adopted this 16 day of June , 1941. • ! n e STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) (SS. County of Los Angeles ) I, Mae A. Hynes, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, Los Angeles County, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly introduced at a lgygg meeting of the City Council of the City of Azusa held on June 7, 1941, in the regular Council Chambers of said City Council in said Cityf that said ordinance was placed upon its first reading at said gneeial meeting June 7, 1941; that thereafter said ordinance was duly and regularly passed and adopted by said Council, signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by said City Clerk of said City at a Regular meeting of said Council so held in the regular Council Chambers at the next xgajlur meeting of said City Council on June ] A , 1941; and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council: - Ayes: Councilmen: Jumper, Malone, Bradshaw, Arnold, Owens Noes: None Absent: None I do further certify that I caused said ordinance to be published prior to the expiration of.15 days from the passage thereof in the Azusa Herald and Pomotropio on June 19,1941 a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and cir- culated in said City of Azusa, and that the same was published in accordance with law. 5' MAE A. HHS City Clerk of the City of Azusa.