Resolution No. 392RESOLUTION NO. 392
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
DESIGNATING 'OPERATIONAL AREA" FOR CIVIL DEFENSE
WHEREAS, the State of California, by the California State Operations
Plan, designated Orange County as the location for an Operational Area
Organization, which is defined therein as follows:
"An Operational Area organization, is an intermediate unit
of the State of California Civil Defense Organization FOR A
WAR - CAUSED STATE OF EXTREME EMERGENCY, consisting of a county
government and all of the city governments in the county area;
and it is established for the purpose of coordinating emergency
operations conducted by the several local governments in the
area and to serve as a wartime link in the system of communication
and coordination between the regional emergency operating center
and the local governments comprising the Operational Area."
and,
WHEREAS, this Board desires to approve such designation and to obtain
approval thereof by the County and the various cities in Orange County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Said designation by the State of California of Orange County
as an "Operational Area under the Civil Defense laws and regulations
of California is hereby approved.
2. That the City of Cypress hereby adopts the following state of
policies concerning its status and operations and requests ratification
of same by other cities;
a. That the Orange County and Cities Civil Defense Planning Board
shall act as the over -all Civil Defense policy - making body as
representing all local jurisdictions in Orange County.
b. That the Operational Area Organization shall be activated for
operations only during a war - caused "state of extreme. emergency ", and
will participate in National, State and countywide test exercises and
training programs.
c. That the County of Orange shall provide the operating staff
for the Operational Area, augmented by representation from the
professions, business and industry as the participating jurisdictions
consider necessary and appropriate.
d. That the Orange County Emergency Operating Center shall be the
Operational Area Headquarters.
e. That the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors shall be the
Operational Area Coordinator for the Orange County Operational Area.
f. That in the absence of the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors,
or in the event of his inability to function, he shall be succeeded as
Operational Area Coordinator by the next senior member of the Board of
Supervisors in terms of total service on said Board, and in the event
of equal length of such service, by seniority in age.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22nd dayof July, 1963.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
MAYOR