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HomeMy WebLinkAbout001 - 01/16/1942 - CREATING A MUNICIPAL DEFENSE COUNCIL (EMERGENCY ORDINANCE) ORDINANCE NO i SERIES OF 19a2 i BEINO AN EMBROBNCY ORDINANCE, CRBATINO A MUNICIPAL DEFENSE COUNCIL AND DECLARING ON EMBR- 06hCY WHEREAS, the President of the United States, by Executive Order signed on May 20, 1941, created the Office of Civilian Defense in the Office for Emergency Management, and i WHEREAS, the Office of Civilian Defense has requested the cooperation and assistance of all municipalities in carrying oat the Civilian Defense program, and WHEREAS, it is desirable to coordinate all municipal defense activity in one Muni- cipal agency, Now therefore, Y Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of Port Collins SECTION 1 There is hereby created the Municipal Defense Council of the City of Port Collins to be composed of the Mayor as Cnairman and such other persons, not exceeding eleven In number, as the Mayor may appoint from time to time The Mayor shall designate one of the members so appointed as Vice Chairman who shall be the Coordinator for the City of Port Collins Each member of the Municipal Defense Council shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor or until the repeal of this ordinance SECTION 2 The Municipal Defense Council shall have full and plenary powers to y employ such persons as may be necessary to carry oat the functions of the Council These a persons shall be subject, however, to all regulations now provided by law governing this municipality SECTION 3 The Municipal Defense Council shall be charged with the duty of coordin- ating all defense activities of this City It shall (1) Coordinate the activities of municipal and private agencies cooperating in the I� defense program, i (2) Keep in contact with the Office of Civilian Defense to the end that all re- i I _ quests and suggestions from tnat Office shall receive prompt and efficient response, j (3) Conduct studies regarding defense problems of the City of Port Collins to the and that the municipal government of the City of Port Collins will at all times be abreast 4 of the problems of defense, and information desired by Federal agencies will be readily available, ' (4) Survey existing facilities, proffers of facilities, services and ideas origin- sting within the city and make appropriate disposition of them, (5) Act as a clearinghouse on municipal defense information for all governmental and private agencies cooperatirg in the defense program, a (6) Direct information regarding the defense program t., all municipal departments 4 i or agencies which are or may be affected thereby, (7) Make recommendations, from time to time, for improvements in the handling of D deferse problems affecting the City of Port Collins, (8) Perform such other advisory furctions as may be requested by agencies or de- partments of the Federal Government in connection with the National Defense program, (9) Do whatever is necessary and proper to carry out the intent and purpose of this ordinance, tending to protect life and property t SECTION 4 The Municipal Cefense Council may expedite procedure by organizing it- l self into subcommittees and may subdivide its work and prescribe such rules and regulations k es are not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance It shall prescribe the train- ing, regulations It may delegate the authority of preliminary hearings for dismissal of voluntary workers to the heads of Decartments h t v 109 ORDINANCE NO 1 -SERIES OF 1942 The Municipal Defense Council may appoint additional committees to meet any Omer- ` gency that may arise but shell report some promptly to the City Council of the City of Port Collins, which shell have the authority, at its discretion, to order the discontinuance of such committee Any person appointed to any position created under this ordinance may be removed by the appointing authority for any reason deemed by it to be sufficient SECTION 5 In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists for the preserva- tion of the public health, peace and safety and this Ordinance shall take effect upon its i passage under and by virtue of the authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter Introduced, reed at length and adopted by the unanimous vote of all members of the i City Council, at a regular meeting of the City Council, held this 16tb day of January, A D 1942 I C Mayor Attest City Clerk G 3i I k STATE OF COLORADO, ) sa i County of Lorimer ) i I, MILES P HOUSE, City Clerk of the City of Port Collins, do hereby certify and declare that the aforesaid Ordinance, consisting of five (5) sections, was duly proposed and read at length at a regular meeting of the City Council, held on the 16th day of Jan- uary, A D 1942, and was duly adopted and ordered published in the Lorimer County Colorado- an, a weekly newspaper and the official newspaper of the City of Port Collins, bi the unan- Iimous vote of all members of the City Council, as an Emergency Ordinance, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter, and thereafter and on to-wit the 22nd day of January, A D 1942, said Ordinance No 1 was duly pub- lished in the Lorimer County Coloradoon, a weekly newspaper published in tha City of Port Collins, Colorado IN f1ITNHSS 101{ERBOP, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City, kt this 22nd day of January, A D 1942 21e City Clerk li (SEAL) I� f, �t P I' 1 I i S S p1 � 1 �`