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ORDINANCE NO. 26 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ESTABLISHING A PLAN OF CIVIL DEFENSE AND TO ASSURE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE TOWN OF IAS ALTOS HILLS IN THE PROGRAM OF CIVIL DEFENSE OF THE TOWN OF IAS ALTOS HILLS AND TO BECOME AN ACCREDITED DISASTER COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF IAS ALTOS HILLS DOES OR- DAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Purposes. The declared purposes of this ordinance are to provide for the preparation and carrying out of plana for the civil defense of persona and prgerty within this city in the event of a disaster, and to provide for the coordi- nation of the civil defense and disaster functions of this city with all other public agencies and affected private persons, corporations and orgszizations. Any expenditures made in connec- tion with such civil defense and disaster activites, including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the Town of Los Altos Hills. SECTION 2. Definitions. A. Civil Defense. As used in this ordinance, the term "civil defense shallmean the preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters. It shall not include, nor does any provision of this resolution apply, to any condition relating to a labor controversy. B. Dlsastere. As used in this ordinance, the term °disaster^ shall men actual or threatened enemy attack, sabotage, extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, earthquake or other similar public calamity, and shall not conflict with the national Charter responsibility of the American National Red Cross in the natural disaster program. SE�CT_IOON—a. Civil Defense and Disaster Council Member- ship. TheTown Los Altos Hills Civil Defense and Disaster Council is hereby created and shall consist of the following: A. The Mayor, who shall be Chairman. B. The Vice Mayor, who shall be Vice Chairman. C. The assistant director of Civil Defense and Disaster appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council who, under the supervision of the director, shall develop civil defense and disaster plans and organize the civil defense and disaster program of this city, and shall have such other duties as may be assigned by the director. �D. Such deputy directors and chiefs of civil defense and disaster services or divisions as may be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. E. Such representatives of civic, business, labor, veterans, professional or other organizations having an official group or or- ganization civil defense and disaster responsibility as may be ap- pointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. SECTION . Civil Defense and D seater Council,. Powers and Duties. t Shall be the duty of the Town cr Loa A toe Hills Civil Defense and Disaster Council, and it is hereby empowered, to