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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2714ORDINANCE NO. 2714 AN ORDINANCE relating to emergency management, creating an Emergency Management Council, establishing the office of Director of Emergency Management, fixing their powers and duties, repealing prior inconsistent ordinances, and codifying this ordinance in Chapter 2.24 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: Section 1 - PURPOSES. The declared purposes of this Ordinance are to provide for the preparation and carrying out of plans, including mock or practice drills, for the protection of persons and property within the City in the event of a disaster, and to provide for the coordination of the emergency management functions of the City with all other public agencies and affected private persons, corporations and organizations. Any expenditures made in connection with emergency management activities, including mutual aid activities, and mock or practice drills, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the City of Port Angeles. Section 2 - DEFINITIONS. A. Emergency Management means the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which the military forces are primarily responsible, as necessary to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters, and to aid victims suffering from injury or damage, resulting from disasters. B. Disaster means actual or threatened enemy attack, sabotage, extraordinary fire, hazardous material incident, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, earthquake or other similar public calamity. Section 3 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. The City of Port Angeles Emergency Management Council is hereby created and shall consist of the following: A. The Mayor, who shall be the chairman. B. The Director of Emergency Management, who shall be vice - chairman. C. Such City officials, employees and citizens as may be ppointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City ouncil. It shall be the duty of the Emergency Management Council, and it is hereby empowered, to review and recommend for adoption by the City Council, emergency management and mutual aid plans and agreements and such resolutions, rules and regulations as are Necessary to implement such plans and agreements. The Emergency Management Council shall meet upon call of the chairman or, in his absence from the City or inability to call such meeting, upon the call of the vice - chairman. Section 4 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION. A. All officers and employees of the City, the civilian auxiliary police force, volunteer fire department, and any other volunteer groups designated by the Emergency Management Director and registered as emergency management workers with the Emergency Management Council, together with those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during a disaster, and all groups, organizations, and persons who may be by agreement or operation of law, including persons pressed into service under the provisions of Section 6 C of this Ordinance, charged with duties incident to the protection of life and property in the City during a disaster, shall constitute the emergency management organization of the City of Port Angeles. B. The functions and duties of the City of Port Angeles emergency management organization shall be distributed among such ivisions, services, and special staff as directed by the Emergency anagement Director. Insofar as possible, the form of organiza- ion, titles and terminology shall conform to the recommendations f the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Emergency ivision of the State Department of Community Development. Section 5 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. There is hereby reated the office of Director of Emergency Management. Such fficer shall be the City Manager of the City of Port Angeles, or is designee. The Director is hereby empowered and directed: -2- A. To prepare an emergency response operating plan of the City conforming to the County and State Comprehensive Emergency Management plans and programs. B. To control and direct the effort of the emergency management organization of the City for the accomplishment of the purposes of this Ordinance. C. To direct coordination and cooperation between divisions, services, and staff of the emergency management organization of the City, and to resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise between them. D. To represent the emergency management organization of the City in all dealings with public or private agencies pertaining to emergency management. Section 6 - DISASTER RESPONSE. In the event of a disaster, the Director is hereby empowered: A. To make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such disaster; provided, however, that such rules and regulations must at the earliest practicable time be reviewed by the Emergency Management Council and adopted by the City Council. B. To obtain vital supplies, equipment and such other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of the life and property of the people, and bind the City for the fair value thereof, and if required immediately, to commandeer the same for public use. C. To require emergency services of any city officer or employee, and in the event of a proclamation by the Governor of the existence of a disaster, to command the services and equipment of as many citizens of this community as he considers necessary in the execution of his duties; such persons shall be entitled to all privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by State law for registered emergency management workers. D. To execute all of the special powers conferred upon him by this Ordinance or by resolution adopted pursuant thereto, • 11 powers conferred upon him by statute, by agreement approved by he City Council, or by any other lawful authority. E. To requisition necessary personnel or material of any own or agency. F. To direct and provide for the evacuation of all or art of the population of the City from any stricken or threatened isaster area within the City to locations providing relative afety and shelter. Section 7 - DISASTER DECLARATION. In the event that the ity's resources have or soon may be exhausted, or special ssistance is required, in responding to a disaster, the Director y issue a declaration of disaster as an indication to the overnor of the State of Washington that state and /or federal assistance is required to meet the needs of the disaster; provided, however, that in issuing such declaration the Director shall consult with the City Council at the earliest practicable time. The request for assistance in the form of a declaration of disaster will include the following: A. the nature of the disaster; B. a description of the impact to the local area; C. a description of the local efforts in responding to the disaster; D. a statement that local capabilities are exceeded; and E. a description of the assistance needed from the state and /or federal government. Section 8 - PUNISHMENT OF VIOLATIONS. It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed $500.00, or by imprisonment for not to exceed six months, or both, for any person during a disaster: A. To wilfully obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the emergency management organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this Ordinance, or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him or her by virtue of this Ordinance. B. To do any act forbidden by any lawful rules or -4- egulations issued pursuant to this Ordinance, if such act is of uch a nature as to give, or be likely to give assistance to the nemy, or to imperil the lives or property of inhabitants of this City, or to prevent, hinder or delay the defense or protection hereof. C. To wear, carry or display, without authority, any eans of identification specified by the City's Director of Emergency Management. Section 9 - REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. All ordinances and parts of ordinances of this City in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, including but not necessarily limited to Ordinance 1600 and Ordinance 1701. Section 10 - CODIFICATION. This Ordinance shall be codified as Chapter 2.24 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code and shall be entitled "Emergency Management ". Section 11 - SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 12 - EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective five days after the date of publication by summary. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 15th day September , 1992. ATTEST: Becky J. Up APPROVED AS TO FORM: � r ,/ Craig D. utsor., ;City Attorney of M A Y O R PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY:Sept, 15, 1992 (By Summary) 9217 Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the Port Angeles City Council on September 15, 1992 Ordinance No. 2712 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles amends the requirements for building - mounted signs so the signs may be placed on any wall not facing an adjacent residential zone. Building - mounted signs may not extend above the top of the eaves or parapet and may not be located on a roof. This Ordinance amends Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2293, as most recently amended by Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2689, and Section 17.26.220 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. Ordinance No. 2713 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles deals with the disposal of dead animals and re- enacts Chapter 8.24 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. The carcasses of dead animals shall be removed and disposed of by burial, incineration or other proper method within twenty -four hours after death. If the carcass is buried, it shall be so placed that every part thereof shall be covered by at least two feet of earth and at a location not less than one hundred feet from any well, spring, or stream and in a place not subject to overflow by the surface waters. In all cases of death from communicable disease, the carcass, if disposed of by burial, shall first be enveloped in unslackened lime. Ordinance No. 2714 This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles relates to emergency management, creates an Emergency Management Council, establishes the office of Director of Emergency Management, fixes its powers and duties, repeals prior inconsistent ordinances, and codifies this ordinance in Chapter 2.24 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code. The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be mailed upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These Ordinances shall take effect five days after the date of publication of these summaries. Publish: September 20. 1992 Becky J. Upton City Clerk