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CC RESOLUTION 563RESOLUTION N0, 563. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIM CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, CREATING AND PRO- VIDING FOR THE APPOItTTMENT OF CERTPJN PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY C011MITTEES (TO BE KNOWN AS "DIVISIONS") OF THE DEFENSE COUNCIL OF SAID CITY, DEFINING THE DUTIES OF SUCH COMMITTEES, AND MAKING GENERAL PRO- VISIONS WITH REFERENCE THERETO. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, did heretofore on the 5th day of March, 1941, adopt Ordinance No. 240 of said city, creating a local Defense Council and prescribing its duties and responsibilities; AND, WHEREAS, thereafter by Ordinance No. 241 of said city, adopted on the 26th day of March, 1941, said City Council did amend Section 5 of said Ordinance No. 240, which said Section 5, as so amended, contemplates the creation by the City Council of such permanent and temporary committees of said Defense Council, as the City Council deems necessary, with such duties as the City Council may define; AND, WHEREAS, said City Council believes that said Council should determine such committees and define their duties at this time, in order to insure that in case of any emergency the said Defense Council and said committees will be in a position to function efficiently and eaithout confusion; NOV1, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows: SECTION 1. That the following respective permanent and temporary committees (to be known as "Divisions ") of the 1- Defense Council of the City of E1 Segundo, California, are hereby created and established with the respective duties for such respective committees or divisions, as hereinafter defined, to -wit: LAW AND ORDER DIVISION The Law and Order Division shall be under and subject to the control of the E1 Segundo Police Department, and shall have charge of and direct the enforcement of Law and Order, and shall assign the stations and direct the duties of the following, to -wit: 19 Department of Police, City of El Segundo; 21 Sheriff of Los Angeles County; 31 California Highway Patrol; and 4. Special Officers. FIRE DIVISION The Fire Division shall be under and subject to the control of the E1 Segundo Fire Department, and said Department shall have the authority to do any and all acts vested in said department, and in addition thereto, in case of necessity or emergency: 1. The use and control of all explosives; 20 The demolition of buildings or structures; 30 The use and control of all oils and chemicals; and 4. Outside auxiliary fire fighting equipment. WATER DIVISION The 'hater Division shall be under and subject to the control of the E1 Segundo Water Department and shall 2- 0 have charge of and direct the maintenance of water supply, repairs to water system, control of reservoirs, and perform such duties as may be necessary to insure adequate, uncontaminat- ed supply of water. STREETS DIVISION The Street Division shall be under and subject to the control of the El Segundo Street Department, and shall have charge of and direct the cleaning of debris from the streets, and the keeping of such streets open for the purpose of permitting transportation thereover, and the maintenance of sewer facilities. MEDICAL HEALTH AND SANITATION DIVISION The Medical, Health and Sanitation Division shall be under and subject to the control of the E1 Segundo Health Officer, and shall have charge of and direct: RESCUE AND FIRST AID: 1. Hospitalization; 2, Vaccination; 30 Quarantine; 4, Food Inspection; 5, Sanitation; 61 All physicians, surgeons, and nurses; and 71 Medical and surgical supplies. The Chairman of the Medical, Health and Sanitation Division shall organize for the assistance and co- operation of the Health Officer all outside physicians and surgeons, nurses and hospitals. 3- TRANSPORTATION DIVISION The Transportation Division shall direct and have charge of the operation of all facilities of transpor- tation, including railroads, private automobiles, motor buses, taxicabs and trucks. COMMUNICATION DIVISION The Communication Division shall arrange for as d direct the operation of all systems of communication which may be necessary or useful to insure the efficient functioning of the plans, arrangements and programs of the Defense Council. direct: PERSONNEL DIVISION The Personnel Division shall have charge of and 1. The mobilization and classification as to trade, calling, or profession of all groups of ex- service men and women, and other voluntary workers; 2, Determination of other organizations of forces that may be of assistance in event of disaster or emergency; 3. The solicitation of such assistance; and 4. Distribution, assignment, and dispatch of such personnel as may be available to other divisions, when requested by other divisions, for assisting such other divisions. NECESSITIES OF LIFE AND SHELTER DIVISION The Necessities of Life and Shelter Division shall have charge of and direct, allocate and distribute all goods and wares commonly known and referred to as necessities of life, including food supplies, clothing, bedding, cooking equipment, etc. It shall also provide for shelter, housing 4- in temporary buildings or otherwise, small tents, and other materials available for housing purposes, fencing, fuel supplies, sanitation, drainage, heating equipment, field kitchens, etc. SECTION 2. That the said respective Committees or Divisions, shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Defense Council, with the approval of the Defense Council, and shall con- sist, respectively, of such number of members as may be so appointed. SECTION 3, The Chairman of each Division,, or Committee, shall be designated in the order of appointment by the Chairman of the Defense Council, subject to the approval of the Defense Council, and it shall be the duty of such Chairman to preside over their respective committees calling same together when deemed necessary or advisable. Each Committee shall report directly to the Defense Council through its Chairman, or some representa- tive of the Committee designated by it, and shall keep the Defense Council promptly and fully advised of all determinations and actions of such committee so that the Defense Council in turn may promptly and efficiently co- ordinate all of the various activities involved in meeting, or preparing for, any emergency, disaster, or calamity or other occasion in which action of the Defense Council, or its respective committees or divisions, is involved, or indicated. SECTION 4. That the City Council may, in its discretion, from time to time and as often as occasion may arise in case of any disaster, calamity, emergency, or other occurrence involving consideration or action on the part of the Defense Council and /or of any of its committees, appropriate and allocate for the use of the said Defense Council in meeting or preparing for any such disaster, calamity, emergency or occurrence 5- such amount or amounts of money as, in the opinion of the City Council, may under the circumstances be required. When any such allocation is so made the Defense Council or Division named in the order making such allocation shall have the right and authority to incur indebtedness payable by said city for the purposes and up to the amount stated in such order. All expendi- tures, however, so made shall be paid upon presentation of proper demands therefor, which shall be subject to audit and approval by the City Council in the regular manner. All such demands shall bear the approval of the Chairman, or acting Chairman, or presiding oificer of the Defense Council, or Division for whose account any such allocation was made. SECTION 59 All of the Committees, or Divisions, hereinabove provided for are hereby classified as permanent committees of the Defense Council. Temporary committees for any purpose may be appointed at any time by order of the Defense Council in any matter which may involve the functions of said Defense Council. Such Defense Council, in its order providing for any such temporary committee, shall indicate the personnel, membership, and duties of any such temporary committee. SECTION 6. As provided in said Ordinance No. 240, as so amended by Ordinance No. 241, the City Council may, at any time, abolish any such Committee or Division. The Chairman of the Defense Council, with the consent of the Defense Council, may remove any individual member, or members, from any Committee or Division, and may appoint new or additional members to any of said Divisions or Committees at any time, in the discretion of said Chairman of said Defense Council. SECTION 7. That in case of any dispute or question arising at any time, with reference to the duties, functions, or 6- activities of any Committee or Division, such question or dispute shall be forthwith submitted to the Defense Council, and its decisions, orders and determinations in the premises shall be final and conclusive, and shall be carried out promptly in order to insure that in case of calamity, disaster, or emergency there shall be no friction and that all committees shall function efficiently. SECTION S. The Defense Council shall provide to each member of the Defense Council ani of the respective Committees or Divisions of the suitable badges, cards, insignia, or other means tion of such members, and the City Council shall the use of the Defense Council such funds as may necessary for this purpose* design and i to each member Defense Council, of identifies- allocate for be reasonably SECTION 9. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of resolutions of said city, and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted. Passed, approved and adopted this 14th day of May, A.D., 1941. Mayor of the City of E1 Segundo, California. ATTEST: (SEAL) 7- STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS. ) CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I. VICTOR D. MCCARTHY, City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of memoers of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 563 , was passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 14th day of May, A.D., 1941, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: !.YES: Councilmen Hesser, Love, Selby and Mayor Binder; i NOES: Councilmen None ; ABSENT: Councilmen Gerow 7� City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo, California (SEAL)