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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding Section 2.24 to Article II of Chapter II Related to Emergency Organization and Creating the City of Alameda Disaster Council as Required by State Law to Obtain Legal Recognition as an Official Emergency Organization. (City Manager 2110)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. ______
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 2-24 TO ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER II RELATED TO EMERGENCY ORGANIZATION AND CREATING THE CITY OF ALAMEDA DISASTER COUNCIL
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Alameda as follows:
Section 1. Section 2-24 is hereby added to Article II of Chapter II of the Alameda Municipal Code to read as follows:
2-24 CITY OF ALAMEDA DISASTER COUNCIL.
2-24.1 Purpose and Intent.
The declared purposes of this ordinance are to provide for the preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property within this jurisdiction in the event of an emergency; the direction of the emergency organization; and the coordination of the emergency functions with all other public agencies, corporations, organizations, and affected private persons. This ordinance is neither intended to restrict nor does it conflict with City Charter Section 6-1 which provides that the Mayor "may take command of the Police and Fire Departments and govern the City by proclamation whenever the Council determines that public danger or emergency requires such action."
2-24.2 Definition of Emergency.
As used in this ordinance, "emergency" shall mean the actual or threatened existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within this jurisdiction caused by such conditions as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, or earthquake, or other conditions, including conditions resulting from war or imminent threat of war, but other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy, which con...
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