Ord 0379-AN ORDINANCE AMENDING NO. 328 OF THE TOWNT,:7 N OF LOS GATCS
ORDINANCE, NC.
AN ORDINANCE A1aF NDING O'RDINANCE NO. 328 OF THE,
TC1'1N OF LOS W-,-TO R7LkTIN G TO CI I: DEF13NSE AND
TSASTE s .
TIHE TON714 C®€I X-IL OF THE TLOWN CF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN A
Section 1. That Section 3 of Ordinance No. 328 of the Town
of Los Gatos is hereby amended to reed as follows:
Section 3. Civil Defense and Disaster Council:
' embership .
The Los Gatos Civil Defense and Disaster Council is hereby
created and, shall consist of the following
A. The Mayor, • vho shall be 01-airman;
H. The Town Manager, uho shall be the Director and
Vice-Chairman;
0. The Assistant Director, who shall be appointed by
the Town Manager subject to the approval by the Town Council;
D. Such deputy directors and chiefs of operating civil
defense and disaster departments, service or divisions as are
provided for by resolution pursuant to this ordinance;
E. Such representatives of ciYvic, business, labor,
veterans, professional or other organizations having an
official group or organization civil defense and, disaster
responsibility as may be appointed by the director with the
advice and consent of the Town. Council
Section 2® That Section 5 of Ordinance Nn. 0328 of the Town
of Los Gatos is hereby amended to read as fol1cws:
Section 5. Director of Civil Defense and Disaster.
Poitiers and Duties.
There is hereby created' vhe Office of Director of
Civil. Defense and Disaster. The Town Manager shall be the
Director of Civil Defense and Disaster.
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The Director iss- hereby empowered*.
A. To request the Town Council to prodaim the exist-
ence or threatened ` existence of a disaster and the termina-
tion thereof, if the Town Council is in session; or to issue
such proclamation if the Town Council is not in session, sub--
3ect to confirmation by the Town 'Council at the earliest
practicable time,
B. To request the Governor to proclaim a state of
extreme emergency when in the opinion of the director the
resources of the area or region are inadequate to cope with
the disaster;
C To control and direct the effort of the civil
defense and disaster organization of this town for the
accomplisb=ent of the purposes of this ordinance;
D. To direct coordination and cooperation between
divisions, services and staff of the civil defense and
disaster organization of this town, and to resolve ques-
tions of authority and responsibility that may arise
between them;
E. To represent the civil defense and disaster
organization of this town in all dealings with public or
private agencies pertaining to civil defense and disaster.
Section 3. That Section 6 of Ordinance No. 329 of the Town
of Los Gatos is hereby .amend.ed to read as follows:
Section 6E. To execute all of his ordinary powers as
Town i~araager, all of the special powers conferred upon him
by this ordinance or by resolution adopted pursuant thereto,
all powers conferred upon him by any statute,' agreement
approved by the Town Council, or by any other lawful author-
ity, and in conformity with Section 38791 of the Government
Code, to exercise complete authority over the town and.,to
exercise all police power vested in the town by the Consti-
tution and general laws.
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Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force thirty; (30) days from and after date of its passage and before
the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage it shall be
published once with the names of the members voting for and against
the same in the LOS GATOS TIla- S-OBSERVER, a newspaper published in the
Town of Los Gatos.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town
of Los Gatos, Mate of California, held on the ~`"=4day of ,
PASSED AND ADOPTED AS AN ORDINANCE OF TIM TOWN OF LOS GATOS,
CALIFORNIA, at a regular meeting of the Town Council thereof, held on
the day of 1955, by the following emote:
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NOES: COUTvOMIEN ~
ABSENT: C OUNCILIAEN rt
ATTEST. 0114 . Z TOWN ro GATOS
TCi'TN CLERK F THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
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