Sec. 10-7. - Emergency council—Membership.

(a)

There is created the Sonoma County/operational area emergency council.

(b)

The emergency council shall consist of the following members:

(1)

The chairman of the board of supervisors of the county;

(2)

The director or designee;

(3)

The county director of the department of emergency services (county fire chief) or designee;

(4)

The county sheriff or designee;

(5)

The county director of general services or designee;

(6)

The county director of information systems or designee;

(7)

The county director of the department of health services or designee;

(8)

The county director of human resources or designee;

(9)

The county director of human services or designee;

(10)

The county director of permit and resource management department or designee;

(11)

The county director of the department of transportation and public works or designee;

(12)

The general manager of the sonoma county water agency or designee;

(13)

The Regional Manager of Coast Valleys EMS agency or designee;

(14)

One (1) representative from each of the incorporated cities within the county, appointed from time to time by the respective city councils;

(15)

One (1) member representing the public utilities within the county engaged in the transmission of power, gas, telephonic or telegraphic communications or other similar utility, appointed annually by the chair of the emergency council;

(16)

One (1) member representing the public schools in the county appointed annually by the Sonoma County superintendent of schools;

(17)

One (1) member representing the general public appointed annually by the chair of the emergency council;

(18)

One (1) member representing the local chapter of the American Red Cross;

(19)

One (1) representative from the California National Guard;

(20)

One (1) representative from the United States Coast Guard Two Rock Training Center;

(21)

One (1) representative from each specific state agency utilized in County's emergency response including, but not limited to, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (Cal- Fire), California Highway Patrol (CHP), and California Office of Emergency Services (OES);

(22)

One (1) representative from any signatory party of the Operational Area Agreement in force, not previously identified herewithin.

(c)

Chairman of the board of supervisors shall be ex officio chairman of the emergency council. In his absence the director shall serve as chairman.

(Ord. 5761 § 1, 2007: Ord. No. 5204 § 6, 1999: Ord. No. 4628 § 1, 1993: Ord. No. 3552 § 2; Ord. No. 1720; Ord. No. 1593.)