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Introduce, waive reading, and set July 27, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 2.68 of the Monterey County Code to update and clarify the membership of the Monterey County Disaster Council, establish a Monterey County Operational Area Emergency Management Advisory Committee, and make minor non-substantive changes in language.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors introduce, waive reading, and set July 27, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance amending Chapter 2.68 of the Monterey County Code to update and clarify the membership of the Monterey County Disaster Council, establish a Monterey County Operational Area Emergency Management Advisory Committee, and make minor non- substantive changes in language.t is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
SUMMARY:
Chapter 2.68 of the Monterey County Code provides for the preparation and carrying out of plans for the protection of persons and property under County jurisdiction in the event of an emergency; the direction of the emergency organization; and the coordination of the emergency functions of County government with all other public agencies, corporations, organizations, and affected private persons.
Chapter 2.68 also establishes a Monterey County Disaster Council to consider emergency mutual aid plans and agreements and make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. The makeup of the Disaster Council is identified in the County Code. This ordinance amends the existing code to clarify and update the positions that comprise the Disaster Council. Additionally, the ordinance amends Chapter 2.68 to establish the Monterey County Operational Area Emergency Management Advisory Committee (Committee). As proposed, the committee would meet to consider countywide emergency management plans and procedures and issue recommendations thereon to the Disaster Counsel through the O...
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