San Fernando Municipal Code Art. III Disaster Council

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Cross reference— Boards, commissions, committees, agencies and authorities, § 2-401 et seq.

(a) The city's disaster council is created and shall consist of the following:

(1) The chairman, who shall be selected from the membership of the city council and appointed by a minimum of three affirmative votes in favor of appointment;

(2) The vice chairman, who shall be selected from the membership of the city council and appointed by a minimum of three affirmative votes in favor of appointment;

(3) The assistant director of emergency services;

(4) The coordinator of emergency services;

(5) A disaster communications representative;

(6) A representative of the fire department;

(7) A representative of the American Red Cross;

(8) A representative of the Los Angeles Unified School District; and

(9) A representative of the California Emergency Mobile Patrol or other similar trained volunteer organization.

(b) The disaster council shall be composed of nine members, each with full participation and voting right. Except for those members included pursuant to subsection (a)(1) through (4) of this section, the terms of office of members of the disaster council shall be for periods of two years.

(Code 1957, § 7.3; Ord. No. 1576, § 4, 11-20-2006; Ord. No. 1694, § 2, 5-18-2020)

State Law reference— Local councils authorized, Government Code § 8610.

It shall be the duty of the disaster council and it is empowered to develop and recommend for adoption by the city council emergency and mutual aid plans and agreements and such ordinances and resolutions as are necessary to implement such plans and agreements. The disaster council shall meet at least quarterly and upon call of the chairman or, in his absence from the city or inability to call such meeting, upon call of the vice-chairman.

(Code 1957, § 7.4)

(a) Absence from three consecutive regular meetings of the disaster council by a member without consent of the disaster council shall be deemed to constitute a retirement of such member, and his/her office shall become vacant. The vacancy thus created shall thereafter be filled by appointment by the city council of a successor to fill the unexpired term of office.

(b) Absence from three regular meetings of the disaster council in a 12-month period by a member without consent of the disaster council or absence from more than four regular meetings of the disaster council within a 12-month period by a member with the consent of the disaster council shall be deemed to constitute a retirement of such member, and his/her office shall become vacant. The vacancy thus created shall thereafter be filled by appointment by the city council of a successor to fill the unexpired term of office.

(c) Any member whose absences from regular meetings of the disaster council are deemed to constitute a retirement of such member under this section shall have the right to appeal the deemed retirement to the city council within ten days of notification of the deemed retirement. The city council may overturn the deemed retirement if it determines that the absences of the member were the result of unusual circumstances.

(Code 1957, § 7.4.1; Ord. No. 1576, § 5, 11-20-2006)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1694, § 3, adopted May 18, 2020, repealed § 26-94, which pertained to compensation and derived from Code 1957, § 7.4.2.