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Home My WebLink AboutORD 59 (1942)ORDINANCE NO. 59 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A LOCAL DEFENSE COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBINGITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHEREAS# On May 288 194o, the president of the United States created a Council of National Defense and an Advisory `- Commission thereto for the purpose of assisting in the doordina- ation of the various governmental, industrial, agricultural. eco_ normo, and other activities essential to preparing for the defense of the United States; and WHEREAS, The City of.:Tustin desires to assist in the ,4Drd` ram of National Defense 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 Tustin does ordain as follows. Seeti6nn1.There is hereby created the Tustin Defense Council Section 2. The defense council shall be composed of the mayor, who shall be ex officio dhairman'of the council, and' such other local officials and citizens, not exceeding ten in number, as may be appointed thereto by the city council. The defense council shall, vubjeolt to the approval of the city council, appoint from among its members a vice-chairman, who shall preside at all meetings of said council iii the absence of the mayor, and a secretary. The secretary, subject to the mayor's direction, shall be responsible for coordinating its activities, keeping its records, conducting its correspondence and preforming such"other duties as the said council may from time to time require of him. Section 3. The members, of said defense council shall serve for a term of one year and until their successors are ,ap_ pointed and qualified. Afour-fifths vote of all the members of, the city council will be required to remove any member of said defence council from office prior to the expiration of his term of office: Vacancies on the defense council 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 defense council to coordinate the activi$ies within the City of. I governmental and private agencies, and of individuals, cooperating In the defense effort; to stimulate public interest and partici— pation in defense activities; to consider and recommend to appro— � priate governmental authorities plans for the public safety, I health and welfare; ,;to plan a major disaster program, capable of Ilj functioning in a defense emergency; and to reform such other ad— visory functions as may be requested of.it by officials of the j' city, county, State, and Federal agencies engaged in the defense effort. Said council shall receive, acknowledge,and;appraise III proffers of facilities, services and ideas originating within the community and make appropriate disposition of the same; clear infotmar- jl i tion concerning defense programs and"objeetivies among cooperating agencies; recommend adjustmenta or arrangements, necessary for jprompt assimilation of government programs for defense to the ap If propriate officers, department's or agencies; receive requests for assistance from the State Council of Defense and "From Federal%d:e fense authorities and transmit these requests to the proper city authorities or agencies; accumulate oras)6ist in the accumulation of information regarding local governmer-tal,.finanoialp economic, industrial ,and humanfacilities and resources and, transmit any such facts, as well as,;other necessary information, to the State Council of Defense and to Federal .Aef ense authorities, Every department, commission,"offic.ex4,And employee of the City of Tustin shall, Cooperate wLth,.assist the defense: council soas to enable the council to accomplish the objectives, of; this ordinance. , The defense council shall cooperate with the, county Corznc,il of,;; defense for thepurpose of coordinating defense act ivities'bstwsen the city and the -.council., Section 5.- There',is hereby created as permanent com— mittees of the'defense' Councils (1) committee on civil protection, which -shall consider 11 defense matters relating to the public safety, the protection of civil'liberties and the maintenance of law and order, including the 1. p=epara�,tlon of a disaster preparedness plan; (2) committee' on"human "resources and skills,"which shall assist in the re4istrat on of'persou for defense work of all kinds, Co— operate with governmental agencies in making plans for defense training of skilled workers and other persons engaged in defense work requiring special -training, and analyze and report to the de- 266 fense council on all proffers of assistance from private,persons and organizations; (3) Committee on health, welfare, and consumer interest, which shall consider activities designed to contribute directly to the social,,physical and economic well—being of the individual andthefamily, protection from want, protection against f ' unwarranted rise in prices; (4) Committee on transportation, hous— ing, works and facilities, which shall consider provisions for •defense housing, buildings and structures, works for water supply and transportation, highways, airports and 'Other transportation facilities; (5) committee on public ingozAation, which shall serve all committees of the council as a medium through which to ingorm the public of defense activities, develop plans for the use of newspapers, radio, and other means,of public ipgormation, and attract and sustain citizen interest and participation in defence work. The city council by resolution shall create such other Permanent and such.temporaryr committees of the defense council as the city council deems necessary) shall define their duties with— in the purpose of this ordinance and may abolish sny such corpmi— ttee. The chairman of the permanent committees of the defense council shall be designated by the defense council chairman from among the members of the defense council appointed as provided in section 2 of this ordinance. Members of permenent committees other than the chairman and all members of temporary committees shall be appointed by the chairman ofthe defense council and need not by members of the defense council. Section 6. This ordinance is hereby* declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the Public peace, healthand safety and shall take effect and -be in force from and after its passage and publication as required by law. The following is a specific statement showing the urgency of this orad,, ordinance. An emergency exists in the United States and in this State in providing adequate National and local defense, it is necessary that all ingprmation be gathered relating to the National defense and to provide for the proper cooperation and coordination of public and private agenoies so that adequate local defense may be provided for at as early a date as possible. 266 Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause -the same to be published once in 'THE TUSTIN NEWS$$ a newspaper of general cir— culation printed, published and circulated weekly in said City of Tustin, and immediately after its passage and adoption, this being an emergency Ordinance, the same shall take effect.and be in force. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tustin this 3rd day of AR • v 194.2./ ATTEST zTG%GG P City Cl rk Mayor The above and foregoing Ordinance was duly introduced at a reqular meeting of the City Council held on the 20th day of July: 1942s and was regularly passed and adopted at a tegular meeting of the City Council held on the 3rd day of August, 1942, by the following vote: Councilmen,;�,',Kidd'.-Rawlings. Farney Gawthon AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmen:Li None councilmen: Bixler `L l �Oity Clerk of th G�0�f Tustin