The declared purposes of this chapter are to provide for the
preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons
and property within this county in the event of an emergency, the
direction of the emergency organization, and the coordination of the
emergency functions of this county with all other public agencies,
corporations, organizations and affected private persons.
(Ord. 215 § 1, 1972)
As used in this chapter, "emergency" means the actual or threatened
existence of conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety
of persons and property within this county caused by such conditions
as air pollution, fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot or earthquake,
or other conditions including conditions resulting from war to imminent
threat of war, but other than conditions resulting from a labor controversy,
which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the
services, personnel, equipment and facilities of this county, requiring
the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat.
(Ord. 215 § 2, 1972)
The Inyo County disaster council is created and shall consist
of the following:
A. The
chairman of the board of supervisors, who shall be chairman;
B. The
director of emergency services shall be the county administrator;
C. Such
chiefs of emergency services as are provided for in a current emergency
plan of this county, adopted pursuant to this chapter;
D. Such
representatives of civic, business, labor, veterans', professional
or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility,
as may be appointed by the board of supervisors.
(Ord. 215 § 3, 1972)
It shall be the duty of the Inyo County disaster council, and
it is empowered to develop and recommend for adoption by the board
of supervisors, emergency and mutual aid plans and agreements and
such ordinances and resolutions and rules and regulations as are necessary
to implement such plans and agreements. The disaster council shall
meet upon call of the chairman, or, in his absence from the county
or inability to call such meeting, upon call of the vice-chairman.
(Ord. 215 § 4, 1972)
All officers and employees of this county, together with those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during an emergency, and all groups, organizations and persons who may, by agreement or operation of law, including persons impressed into service under the provisions of Section
2.56.060 A.6.c, be charged with duties incident to the protection of life and property in this county during such emergency, shall constitute the emergency organization of the county.
(Ord. 215 § 7, 1972)
The Inyo County disaster council shall be responsible for the
development of the county emergency plan, which plan shall provide
for the effective mobilization of all of the resources of this county,
both public and private, to meet any condition constituting a local
emergency, state of emergency or state of war emergency; and shall
provide for the organization, powers and duties, services and staff
of the emergency organization. Such plan shall take effect upon adoption
by resolution of the board of supervisors.
(Ord. 215 § 8, 1972)
Any expenditures made in connection with emergency activities,
including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be
for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property
of the county.
(Ord. 215 § 9, 1972)
It is a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in Section
1.20.010, for any person, during a state of war emergency, state of emergency, or local emergency, to:
A. Wilfully
obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the emergency organization
in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant
to this chapter, or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him
by virtue of this chapter;
B. Do any
act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to
this chapter, if such act is of such a nature as to give or be likely
to give assistance to the enemy, or to imperil the lives or property
of inhabitants of this county, or to prevent, hinder or delay the
defense or protection thereof;
C. Wear,
carry or display, without authority, any means of identification specified
by the emergency agency of the state.
(Ord. 215 § 10, 1972)