HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-04-09 - Ordinance No. 2019-01 ORDINANCE NO. 2019-01
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 (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 District's
operations; and
WHEREAS, the California Emergency Services Act provides the basic authorities for the
District to respond to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, other certain 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 the
General Manager's place until the Board of Directors appoints a successor.
Assistant General Manager 1 st Alternate
Operations Manager 2nd Alternate
Engineering Manager 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. A summary of this Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation as provided by law and become effective thirty (30) days
following adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of April 2019 by the following called vote:
AYES: Directors Hall, Jones, Miller, and Nederhood
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Director Hawkins
Brooke Jones President
Yorba Linda Water District
ATTEST:
Annie Alexander, Board Secretary
Yorba Linda Water District
Reviewed as to form by General Counsel:
Andrew B. Gager,Esq.
Kidman Gagen Law LLP
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AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
) SS.
County of Orange ) PROOF OF PUBLICATION
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident
of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of
eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in
the above entitled matter.I am the principal clerk
of The Orange County Register, a newspaper
of general circulation, published in the city of
Santa Ana, County of Orange, and which news-
paper has been adjudged to be a newspaper of
general circulation by the Superior Court of the
County of Orange, State of California, under the
date of November 19, 1905, Case No. A-21046,
that the notice, of which the annexed is a true
printed copy, has been published in each regular
YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT SUMMARY OF . .
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any Notice is hereby given that on April 9,2019 at 6:30 p.m.,the Board of
Directors will consider adoption of an Ordinance entitled:
supplement thereof on the following dates, to ORGANIZATION CERTAIN
ORT EISPONDING TO kTHREATENED AND
ACTUAL DISASTER'. This Ordinance would'Update the line of
Wit: succession should the General Manager be unavailable or unable to
provide overall administrative direction of the District's emergency
response to a threatened or actual disaster. A certified copy of the
April 5 2019 compete text of the proposed Ordinance is posted and may be read at
the istrict'sAdmin Building located at 1717 East Miroloma Avenue, .
Placentia CA 92870, or on the District's website (www.ylwd.com),
Dated:April 4,2019/s/Annie Alexander,Board Secretary
"I certify (or declare) under the penalty of Published:Orange County Register April 5,2019 11255782
perjury under the laws of the State of California
that the foregoing is true and correct":
Executed at Santa Ana, Orange County,
California,on
Dated: April 5,2019
Signature: Sandra Campos
The Orange County Register
2190 S.Towne Centre Place
Anaheim,CA 92806
(714)796-2209
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
) ss.
County of Orange )
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident PROOF OF PUBLICATION
of the County aforesaid; I am over the age of
eighteen years, and not a party to or interested in
the above entitled matter.I am the principal clerk
of The Orange County Register, a newspaper
of general circulation, published in the city of
Santa Ana, County of Orange, and which news-
paper has been adjudged to be a newspaper of
general circulation by the Superior Court of the
County of Orange, State of California, under the YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT SUMMARY OF ADOPTED
ORDINANCE
date of November 19, 1905, Case No. A-21046, Notice is hereby
e0rd nanceh etntifleAdpril'ESTABLISH NGrdCERTAIN Directors
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND ORGANIZATION FOR
of which the annexed is a true RESPONDING TO A THREATENED OR ACTUAL DISASTER'.This
that the notice, Ordinance updated the line of succession should the General Manager
be unavailable or unable to provide overall administrative direction
Tinted copy, has been published in each regular di the District's emergency response to i Threatened Di actual
P PY p g disaster.Those voting in fgqWvor of the Ordinance were Directors Hall,
Jones, Miller and Nederhobd. Director Hawkins was absent. A
a and not in any certified copy of The complete text of the adopted Ordinance is
sted
and entire issue of Said newspaper East
P P Y and may be read at the District's Admin Building located at 17177 East
Miraloma Avenue,Placentia CA 92870,�or on the District's website
supplement thereof on the following dates, to Secretarvd.com). Dated: April 11,2019/s/Annie Alexander, Board
wit: Published:Orange County Register April 12,2019 11258546
April 12,2019
"I certify (or declare) under the penalty of
perjury under the laws of the State of California
that the foregoing is true and correct":
Executed at Santa Ana, Orange County,
California,on
Dated: April 12,2019
Signature: Sara Campos
The Orange County Register
2190 S.Towne Centre Place
Anaheim,CA 92806
(714)796-2209