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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 2681 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE CREATING AN EMERGENCY BOARD; PRO- VIDING FOR THE SELECTION OF THE MEMBERS; RE- QUIRING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO BE ESTABLISHED TO COORDINATE AND CORRELATE THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND CITIZENS NECES- SARY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVERT OF A MAJOR DISASTER; DEFINING TERMS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEICAS: SECTION 1. The term "major disaster," when used in this ordinances shall mean any unusual or unforeseen event which is threatening and calculated to inflict bodily injury or death and destroy property, and is of such magnitude and overwhelming nature that life and property cannot be ade- quately protected by normal forces of constituted authority in the ordi- nary processes. SECTION 2, Pursuant to the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and the laws and Constitution of the State of Texas, there is hereby created, as a separate department of the City of Fort Worth, what shall be known as an ftergency Board. This board shall be composed of nine (9) members, four (4) of whom shall be selected from among the citizens of the City who have demonstrated their interest and ability in solving major prob- lems of vital concern to the public requiring immediate and timely aetion. The said four (4) members shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council, and the remaining five (5) members shall be the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Fort North, the County Judge of Tarrant County, the Chairman of the Tarrant County Chapter of the Red Cross, the Mayor of the City of Fort Worth, and the City Manager of the City of Fort Worth, who shall be Chairman of the Board. SECTION 3. Immediately after the selection of the members of this board, a meeting will be held to elect a Vice-Chairman and Secretary. The board shall promptly proceed to adopt rules and regulations, subject to the approval of the City Council, for the purpose of coordinating and corre- lating the activities of all agencies, organizations and citizens in the event of a major disaster, to the end that persons, firms or corporations charged with a specific duty in connection with adequate measures to protect and preserve life and property will be at their respective post of duty at the proper time, that the greatest degree of efficiency may be obtained, and that interference on the part of one person or agency with that of another may be resolved to a irreducible minimum. SECTION 40 In the event of a major disaster, the City Manager of the City of Fort Wdrth, or anyone duly authorized to perform his duties in his absence, shall promptly become the emergency director of all activities of the Emergency Board, with full power and authority to mobilize, co- ordinate and correlate all the activities of all agencies, forces, or- ganizations and persons under the command and within the jurisdiction of the said board; and it shall be his duty and obligation to exercise every character of supervision and surveillance at his command to see to it that a supreme effort is made on the part of everyone concerned to afford relief to all in distress and to protect life and property in every possible way and manner• SECTION 5. All members of the Emergency Board shall serve without compensa- tion, and all vacancies shall be filled in the manner hereinbefore pro- vided for original selection. The time and place of all meetings and the manner in which the meetings shall be called shall be definitely de- termined by the board, and accurate minutes shall be kept of the proceed- ings at all meetings. Four (4) members shall constitute a quorum to transact business. SECTION 6. All ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION 7. Since the City of Fort Worth does not have an ordinance provid- ing for immediate relief in the event of a major disaster, it becomes imperative that some measure be adopted to meet a very urgent public need for the preservation of peace, health, safety and property in case the City is visited with an unusual or unforeseen event of such a die- tressing and overwhelming nature as to result in loss of life and prop- erty beyond the control of normal forces of constituted authority. This ordinance, therefore, should be in full force and effect immediately, and an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this ordinance shall take effect and be in fall force and effect from and after the date of its passage. Mayor ATTEST: ity Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORK: City Attorney ORDINANCE Tits 'tate , 9 1 Filed_ , Day of n City Secretary�� P. O.No. 18687-R,