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Ordinance 1142ORDINANCE NO. 1142 New Series AN ORDINANCE 'AMENDING SEC- TION 5 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1029 NEW SERIES, RELATING TO CIVIL DEFENSE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA: Section 1. That Section 5 of Ordi- nance No. 1029 New Series be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION 5. Director of Civil De- fense and Disaster. Powers and Duties. There is hereby created the office of Director of Civil Defense and Disaster. The City Manager shall be the Director of Civil De- fense and Disaster , and is herein referred to as Director." During the absence of the City Manager from the City of Alameda the City Attorney shall be, and he is here- by, appointed Acting City Manager and Acting Director, and he shall have all of the powers herein granted and shall perform all of the duties of the City Manager and Director hereby 'imposed until the return of the City Manager to the City. If the City Manager and the City Attorney should both be ab- sent from the City of Alameda, then the Assistant Director of Civil Defense shall be, and he is hereby appointed Acting City Manager and Acting Director, and he shall have all of the powers herein granted and shall perform all of the duties of the City Manager and Director hereby imposed until the return to the City =of 'either the City Manager or City Attorney. The Director as hereby empow- ered: A: To request the City Council to ; determine the existence or threatened existence of public dan- ger or emergency or disaster and the termination thereof, if the City Council is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the City Council is not in session, subject M : New Series inances 0,dinance No. 11.42 to confirmation by the City Coun- cil at the earliest practicable time. B. To request the' Governor to proclaim a state of 'extreme emer- gency when, in the opinionbf -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 dis- aster organization of this city for the accomplishment of the pur- poses of this ordinance. D. To direct coordination and cooperation between divisions, serv- ices and staff of the civil defense and disaster organization of this city, and to resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise between them. E. To represent the civil defense and disaster organization of this city in all dealings with public or private agencies pertaining to civil defense and disaster. Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from - and after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of its final passage. S. CHESLEY ANDERSON Presiding Officer of the Council Attest: SHIRLEY H. TENNIER City Clerk o s e L the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly adopted and ppassed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 4th day of January, 1955, by the following vote, to wit: AYE'S: Councilmen Haag, Jones, Me- Call, Moresi and President Anderson; (5) . NOES: None. ABSENT: None. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 5th day of January; 1855. SHIRLEY H. TTNNIER (SEAT) City Clerk of the City Alameda Publish Jan: 0, 1955.