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RESOLUTION NO. 95- 5729
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 8-5 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO CHANGE THE
ORDER OF COMMAND OF OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL SHOULD THE CITY BE IN A
STATE OF EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to comply with the new State
guidelines outlined by the Standardized Emergency Management System;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted an amendment to the Municipal
Code Section 8-5 to allow the change in the order of command in case
of an emergency to be set by Resolution; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
1OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA SHALL ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF:
Incident Commander of emergency services ---Office created;
powers and duties.
There is hereby created the office of Incident Commander of
emergency services. The City Manager shall be the Director of the
Incident Command Center, however, if the City Manager is absent, an
alternate designated by the City Manager shall be the second in
command. The Incident Commander is hereby empowered to:
a. Proclaim the existence of a local emergency or to proclaim
said emergency himself/herself if neither the Assistant City Manager
or Chief of Police is available or able to act.
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b. Request the governor to proclaim a state of emergency when,
in the opinion of the Incident Commander, the resources of the area
or region are inadequate to cope with the emergency.
C. Control and direct the efforts of the emergency organization
of this city for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter.
d. Direct coordination and cooperation of services and staff of
the emergency organization of this city, and resolve questions of
authority and responsibility that may arise.
e. Represent this city in all dealings with public or private
agencies on matters pertaining to emergencies as defined herein.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
March , 1995
PRESIDENT, of the Ci
California
ATTEST:
14th day of
, and MAYOR of Hermosa Beach
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
".. CITY ATTORNEY
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
I, Naoma Valdes, Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Hermosa Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 95-5729 was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach at a Regular Meeting of
said Council at the regular place thereof on -March 14, 1995.
The vote was as follows:
AYES:
Bowler, Edgerton, Oakes, Reviczky, Mayor Benz
NOES:
None
ABSTAIN:
None
ABSENT:
None
DATED: March 16, 1995
`Deputy City Clerk
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