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ORDINANCE 286ORDINANCE NO. 2s6. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, CREATING A VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND PRESCRIBING ITS RESPONSI- BILITIES, AND MAKING THIS ORDINANCE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY. WHEREAS, The California Veterans' Committee has been created by the Governor of the State of California for the purpose of assisting returning veterans of World War II by the dissemination of information, guidance and counselling of such veterans, and to assist them in securing the benefits provided by Federal and State Governments; and WHEREAS, The California Veterans' Committee has officially requested the cities and communities of the State to assist and expedite the formation of local Veteran Affairs Committees; and WHEREAS, The City of E1 Segundo, California, desires to assist in the program of the California Veterans' Committee 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 El Segundo, Cali- fornia, does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. There is hereby created the Veteran Affairs Committee of the City of El Segundo. SECTION 2. Said Veteran Affairs Committee shall be composed of the mayor, who shall be ex officio chairman of the committee, and representatives of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Disabled American Veterans, American Red Cross, California Federation of Women's Clubs, and other State and Federal agencies and departments, and public and private organizations and agencies 1- V366 concerned with veterans' affairs and problems. Said re. presentative$ shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and approval of the city council. One of the members Of the committee shall be designated as general chairman and one as secretary, and from the general membership of the committee there shall be appointed an executive committee of 12 members to act with the general chairman. SECTION 3. The members of said Veteran Affairs Committee shall serve for a term of one year and until their successors are appointed and qualified. A majority vote of the members of the city council will be required to remove any member of said Veteran Affairs Committee from office prior to the expiration of his term of office. Vacancies on the Veteran Affairs Committee shall be filled by appointment by the mayor, with the approval of the city council. SECTION 4. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Veteran Affairs Committee, to coordinate the activities within the city of governmental and private agencies, and of individuals, cooperating in the committee program; and to stimulate public interest and participation in the program; 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 the program. Said committee shall receive, acknowledge, and appraise proffers of facilities, services, and ideas originating within the community and make appropriate disposition of same; clear the information concerning the programs and objectives among cooperating agencies; recommend adjustments or arrange. ments necessary for prompt assimilation of programs to the appropriate officers, departments, or agencies; receive requests for assistance from the California Veterans$ Committee and trans. mit these requests to the proper city authorities or agencies; accumulate or assist in the accumulation of information regarding a.. I-u local governmental, financial, economic, industrial, and human facilities and resources and transmit any such facts, as well as other necessary information, to the California Veterans' Committee. The Committee shall aid the veterans of the oommunity to understand thoroughly the benefits provided by Federal and State Governments and assist them in securing such benefits. The committee shall aid the veteran and his family in problems which arise from the act of reestablishing himself in civilian enterprise. The committee shall invite the organizations, agencies and groups in the community concerned with veterans' affairs into a single group for controlled and coordinated effort. SECTION 5. The function of the Veteran Affairs Committee of the City of El Segundo shall be carried on through a Veteran Affairs Center where the veteran can obtain general information, counselling and referral to specific groups for assistance in business and personal difficulties. The Veteran Affairs Center shall be under the super- vision of a paid director, said director to carry out the mandates and instructions of the Veteran Affairs Committee, effect coordination and cooperation between the participating organizations, and maintain the necessary office procedure to assure an efficient veteran service function. SECTION 6. The Veteran Affairs Committee shall create suon sub- oommittses as may be required to properly execute its duties and functions. SECTION ?. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effeot immediately; such emergency being that it is necessary for the preservationof the public peace, health, and safety, that this ordinance become effective immediately. The following is a specific �M statement showing the urgency of this ordinance: An emergency exists in the United States and in this State in providing adequate information and aid to returning veterans of World War II, to enable them to re- adjust themselves to the conditions of civil life and to secure the benefits provided for them by Federal and State laws. SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance, and shall cause the same to be published once in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated within the said City of El Segundo, and which Is hereby designated for that purpose. Passed, approved and adopted this 19th day of September , A. D., 1948. 4- T.. a Mayor of the City of El gundo, California. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, SS. CITY OF EL S EGUNDO. ) I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said city is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 286, was duly 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 oity, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 19th day of September , A. D., 19459 and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Hesser, reterson, Skelley, Thompson and Lavor "eibv NOES: Councilmen none ABSENT: Councilmen i,j,np y cler k of the o El Segundo, California. (SEAL) I.-In CLERK'S CERTIFICATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ; SS. CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said city is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 286, Is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. 286 of the said City of E1 Segundo, California, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY CALIFORNIA, CREATING A VE' COMMITTEE AND PRESCRIBING BILITIES, AND MAKING THIS EMERGENCY MEASURE TO TAKE IMMEDIATELY. ". OF EL SEGUNDO, rERAN AFFAIRS ITS RESPONSIt- ORDINANCE AN EFFECT which was duly 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 19th day of . "e- tein,er , 1945, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Hesser, Peterson. Skell_ev. Thompson and Lavor Selby ; NOES: Councilmen idnne ; ABSENT: Councilmen None I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 878 of Act 5233 of the General Laws of the State of California (Doering 1923 Edition) , as amended to date, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 286 was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said city, in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed, published and circulated within the said city, and that the same was so published therein on the following date, to••wit: 4 rent cmh,�r i' l �1` S _ . WITNESS my hand and the seal of said city this 21st day of Seotemcer , A. D., 1948. ( SEAL) Affidavit of Publication { ,t. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ss. CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, b'ran.... L. SriOR ........ being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That be is, and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen of the United States of America, over the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of California; that 'he. was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attached - the._...._.... _..-..-.__ ....... Editor printer and publisher of EL SEGUNDO HERALD, a newspaper of general circulation, printed,.pub- lished and circulated WEEKLY in the City of El Segundo, in said County and State; that said new -='. ' paper has been so printed, published and circulated at regular intervals of one week for more thaim one '. ' year immediately preceding the publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; that said newspaper Is, and was, at all of the times herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation within the meaning of Section 4460 of the Political Code of the State of California; that as provided by said section, said newspaper is published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a gen- eral character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers; that said newspaper is not and was not at any of the times herein referred to, devoted to the interests, or published for the enter- tainment or instruction of a particular class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for any number of such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations, and that said news- paper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it at any of the times herein mentioned devoted to or published for the purpose, whether avowed or otherwise, of entertaining or instructing such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations, or any of such classes, professions, trades, call- ings, races or denominations. That the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument hereunto attached on page ........ numbered hereof in all respects, including subject matter, and size and arrangement of type, is a full, true and correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures exactly as published; that the same was set and printed in type not smaller than nonpareil and that the body of the same was preceded with words printed in black- face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument intended to be published, as will ap- pear from an inspection of the said annexed instru- ment; that the ._0xdinan- C-P- ---N4 - - ----- 286 ---------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __ ................. of which the annexed is a printed copy as herein above stated, was published and printed in said newspaper at least ... dnQe .... week ......... by. .......... _ .... _ . .......... consecutive publication...., commencing on the 20th of ...... SePt emb er.. A. D. 194-°``... and ending on the ............. ..................... - ................. day of - -- A. D. 194________, and as often during said time as said newspaper was regu- larlyissued to-wit: .----•-----•------- -- •--- ---• . .................... __ .... -------- ___ ----- ----------------------------------------------- . -- - _ -- -- - - --•- ....................... ---- ...................... - .............................. --- - - - - -- • ... ....Thur ctAa _ _V- .-•.5A ?t_- M- tiler.__ 0 :__...194.-.......... -•---••------•----•-•--•---•--•-••----•---- •-- •--------- •••- •------ - - - - -- -- •- ....- .._._...._ ..._-...._.-..- ........ -... -- -•-•••-- .................................................. - •. Subscribe sworn to before me this da of - _ _ . .................... - ... , A. D. 1942.7 City Clerk of the Cit undo, ounty of Los Angeles, State of Cali rnia. By Deputy City Clerk of Said City.