HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-04-26 - Ordinance No. 90-020
ORDINANCE NO. 90-02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT
ESTABLISHING CERTAIN EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES AND ORGANIZATION
FOR RESPONDING TO A THREATENED OR ACTUAL DISASTER
WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District is organized and operates under authority
of the County Water District Act; and
WHEREAS, a threatened or actual disaster may occur in the course of the Yorba
Linda Water District's operations; and
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act provides the basic authorities for
the Yorba Linda Water District to respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, other certain Yorba Linda Water District procedures and organization
are required to respond to emergencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District does
hereby find, determine, order and ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The matters set forth in the recitals to this Ordinance are true and
correct.
SECTION 2. Emergency Response Plan.
The Yorba Linda Water District Board of Directors shall direct the preparation and act to
approve an Emergency Response Plan for the purpose of developing and maintaining
the preparedness needed to conduct emergency operations to cope with a threatened
or actual disaster.
SECTION 3. Emergency Authority and Line of Succession.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall legislative and policy direction of
the District's emergency response to a threatened or actual disaster. The General
Manager is responsible for the overall administrative direction of the District's
emergency response to a threatened or actual disaster. Should the General Manager
be unavailable or unable to serve, individuals who hold the following positions will
automatically serve in his place until the Board of Directors appoints a successor.
Assistant General Manager 1 st Alternate
Engineering Manager 2nd Alternate
Operations Superintendent 3rd Alternate
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SECTION 4. Proclamation of Local Emergency.
In the event of a threatened or actual disaster, the General Manager shall request the
Board of Directors to proclaim a state of local emergency. If the Board is not in session,
the General Manager may proclaim a state of local emergency subject to ratification by
the Board within seven (7) days. The proclamation terminating the local emergency
shall be made by the Board of Directors, or by the General Manager subject to
ratification by the Board within seven (7) days.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be published once in an Orange County
newspaper within fifteen days of its passage and become effective thirty (30) days
after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 26day of April, 1990 by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 Arthur Korn, M. Roy Knauft, Sterling Fox, Paul Armstrong
Noes: 0 and Whit Cromwell
Absent: 0
Abstain: 0
Arthur C. Korn, Pre ' ent of the
Board of Director of the
Yorba Linda Water District
ATTEST:
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William P. Workman, ecretary
of the Board of Directors of the
Yorba Linda Water District