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A RESOLUTION!::"::R:ELATIVE TO WORKMEN' $ COMPENBAT I ON
BENEFITS FOR' 'REGIBTERE:D VOLUNTEER "DISASTER
SERVICE '~DRKERS"
WHEREAS, Sect]on 1599.1 of the Military and Veterans Code (Chapter
104, Statutes 19116 FIrst Extraordinary Session) provides:
"The California State Disaster Council shall establish by rule
and regulation various classes of disaster service workers and
the scope of the duttes of each class. The California State
Disaster Council shall also adopt rules and regulations prescribinp
the manner tn which .disaster service workers of each class are to
be registered. All such rules and regulations shall be designed
to facilitate the paying of workmen's compensation." and
WHEREAS, The California State Disaster Council has adopted rules
and regulations establishing classes of disaster service workers, the
scope of duties of each class and the manner of registration of such
volunteer workers; and
WHEREAS, Section 1599.2 of the Military and Veterans Code (Chapter
10~., Statutes 1946 First Extraordinary Session) provfdes:
"'Any disaster council which both agrees to follow the rules and
regulations established by the California State Disaster Council
pursuant to the provisions of Section 1~99.1 of this code and
substantially complies with such rules and regulations shall be
certified. by the California State DIsaster Council. Upon mc~ktnq
such certification, and not before, the disaster council becomes
an accPedj. ted disaster' council." and
WHEREAS, The CIty of Saratoga has registered and will hereafter
register volunteer disaster service workers; and
WHEREAS, The CIty of :Saratoga desires to become an "accredited
disaster Council" organization in order that injured disaster service
workers registered with it may benefit by the provisions of the Labor
Code;
NOW, THEREFORE The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby
a~ree to follow the rules and regulations established by the California
State Disaster Council under date of April 4, 19h-6, as amended, pursuant
to the provisions of Sectton 1599.1 of the M]litmry and Veterans Code
(Chapter 10[~, Statutes 19~[6 Ftrst Extraordinary Session).
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The City Clerk is hereby instructed to send two certified copies
hereof to the Californla State ~Disaster Council (California Disaster
Office).
The above and foregoinG resolution was duly and regularly intro-
duced and passed by the Council of the City of Saratoga at a reeular
meeting held the. ist day of O_ctober, 195_~_, by the following vote:
AYES: Brazil, 3epsen, Langwill, Rosasco
NOES: None
ABSENT: G1 e nnon
ATTEST:
WH BR EA S.~ '~.den~' ~b;o~i~.y' o~ ~%1o~ 1~9%,~ of: the Cal~'ormta :Disaster:'
~O't (~.lit~ ~ V~$,~r~ [',o~)~ %he C~li~orni. a Stste Di.a~ater Council
directed to e~t~bli,~h by ~le ~ ~da~ion various classes of dieasber serv--
ice ~orkers a~ %he seep c,f d'~%iea of each class~ and to pr~,scnbe the
h which disaster eer~ '~:~kers of' each cl~s$ are to b~>~ registered; and
WHER HA S, T~ Cali.~,~tta State Disaster Co~c~. di.d~, ,o~ April j~
adopt $~h rules and re,~ul~ti.~$., designed to establ:U~h ~d. facilitate
~e,.~$ w~reb~~ work~n'm e ~neation shall be made ~vai. lable .for the ~>~c
tecti~ and ben~m~Mt of ~.A..~c~d disester se~ce workers3
WH ER EA S~ ~tie neoe.~e,~r'.y add desirable that such rule.~r~ and
be re~d fro~. ti~ to ti~"~ for t~ pt~r:Zpose of ~o~iTo:~?~:[n~ t;,o th~ CS'ta:bc cf
Cali:Zc~ii Cifll I).e~e~,~ ~t~4. Dia~et, e:t· P!.sp, ar~d recor~ff~e~datj, c~$ o2 the
N~ T~LOP~z 'Tt'~t:; CALI~E~"OR~t~, $'I'A~, D'ZiiS~ COU;~CIi.,~ ]~V virtue <~f such
~'utho~ity veete.,d tA itp be~ibZ eete:bl:isbee and ia~aes r-ujl.~s and reg~tati,t:ms
DEFINITIONS
~th. ~e~ di.e~ete~ c.o~nell f~u" t~'~ ~po~e ~ en~agi.n~ iH dieaster sen
ice J~eu~t ~ t'~a Oatifcr~.i~ Disaster Act end the Civil Defense Act
of 1.9~O ~'tho',~t p,a~' or ~r consideration..
~Dis~ster sol'fie8 ~,ork~r~ incl'~es v'o.l. ur~teer c. iv'~.l defense worker.?
$:~ pu'bl::ic e~pl.o~eee and also includes an7 tu~registered :~rson
pressed 'into se~ce d?in.g a state of disaste, r or $ state of .extreme
e~ergeng bZ e. ~re~,.r~ ha~ng sutho~l'by' to cozenand the a:Ld of citizens
In the executio,~ o~ his duties.- , . .
'~r~s~ster eer~ wor~r~ d.~s not include ~ ~ale registered as
active fire flght~ ~er c~f ~y r.e~.~ly ,o~ganised volunteer
de~rt~eat~ ha~..r..g o.~::'fici~ recognitio~z a~d f~l or partial supporl;
of the co~ty'~ ci.t~'~ t~ or ~strict in which suc.',~ fire department
18 located,.~ (S~c, .:3211..~9~, I.abor Code)
2, ' ~Ms.~ete~ ser'~.ee~ ~ans 8].i activities sutho:Lt.zed bp and carried o37
~rs~nt to the Cmli. forni~ Dis8ste~ Act and the Sivi. 1 Defense Act of
19~0~ inc'l~ing tre~in:ing n,e,cessa~ or proper t.o e~gage in such act:L-
~[tiee.' (See. 3~i.1~93, ~bor Code)
"i~'~.ning ~ecessa~r or proof to engage jz~. such ect:iviti. es'~ i.s herebj
interpreted and is <J.ef'i~.ed ~$ autho~':i. zsd and su.pervi::~ed 'txraining ca~
tied on h the ~nne~' ~d by such. a ~rson as a ].c~cr~l disaster cotmoil
~all prestos .~
o~ such aCtiViti,~ n;~:' .~ct:ione by e~.~::::h 'pe:r'scn,,~ (i;ec~ 3Eii~93a,
,t~ "'Di,~'r cornoilu :~s a pu~l.ic agency whj;.,[~h i;~ {~.;,.p,:'~ered 't.,v
i ~ ~ dt~et t~ a,o t ivit ie s of dd. $ a ~. t e r s,$::v.~ :i. ,:;:,~ '~orkors wli. t~fi.n
~he ~1 of t~ ¢ol~t~" oF cJ.t~"~ o:r any p~rt "Lk.e~r,~c;~f~ and i.s thus;,
%t~ty of t~ S~ in aid of the ca~V:k~g out of tt:~, general govelsr/.-
m~al. ~tions ~ policy of the State~ and includ~:s a local disas
tom c ~ il · lt~blie~ d ~ .or~n~me ~
n', ,~l~.~p ~1e includes civil defense co~c~.l s ~d civil
and ~saater co~ci[~s al authorized b~' Section l'~OZ,5 of the Milil:.~y
and Ve~r~s C~e,~ .(See, 3211~9.~ Labor Co,de)
h.~. .Ae~e~.t.~ ~.8leteT ,Cet~ne'tl: "Any diseste::p co~.mc:il which3 both a~ees
te fo].l~ the ml, e ~nd r.e,gu]..att. cns estabti. sb~!~d by the CalLi'ornia
S~te Disaster Co~cil pursuant to the ~,sio~$ ,~,f' Sectior~ 3-599,, 1
of this cede ~d subet,,~ntielly co~lies with su.c::h rules ad regh~ta-
tione shall be certif:led by the Califorz~..a Stat. e Dj. aaste r Council~,.
Upon ~ng t~ eertificatl.~, ~md not befo~ the disaster council
hcoms an e. ccre~ted d::fs.aster courteft,~'' (Sac '[~99 >~ Military and
'Veterans C ode )
.~ction 32~i.i..,91. o:f th~ jX~r Code pr'c~d.es~ , ~Accre:L~j. ted disaster
e~il~ ~an, a ~aat**~ cornoil which Is certifj. eCl. "By the Califo~ ....
~ia S~ ~sae~r Co~cil as conforming wi'th tbs rule.s and regula
ti~$ oetablie~d by t~ Cal:ifomia State Disaster Co~n. ci]. p~:'suant
to t.h$ F~isi~$ of A~lcle 10~7~ C~pter 1~. Di'~{isi. on 7 of the
t~' aM Veter~$ ~e, A disaster cormell remacL:ns accredited only
w~le the cegi~ca~ of the Califomi. a State B. saa'i:~sr' {;o~cil is in
affect a~ is not n'm~d, ~
B. CLASSES AND DUTE.S OF DISAS.T~ SERVICf] WOIi',;Vd~RS
The v~o~ el.asses ~ ~.easter service workers ~d 't, hs ti;ensral du"td e:~, of
'~he: members of e~h ~ass ~h~l incDlde but shal.1 not b.e~ li~ted to the
folt~ n~ est~blishe.d 'by t~se roles and reg'ula'~si. ons~ or here~ter
eetab~d by or~r of t~ C,~.fomia State Disaster Ccmneil.:
1 St~f, Perform e:xecuti've, administrative~ t.echnical.~ and clerical
~&ons for t~ civil defense ~.d ~saster organci:~:,a't::Lon~ :in.eluding
pla~.ng~ ~ga~zl~, ~ coor~n~.ting all phm~os of the civil defense
~d ~sas~r ~m; information to ~.d .education ,:ff '~h.a public;
c~,men.'t~ intetewingm ~aining~ and ~.rect.ion .of .rj. vj..sas'ter se~:i. ce
workers; record keephgy and such ether duties as ruG' be required.,
2, Convictions:, O~Tate and :mLnt. ain various comrm..mieations sy'stema.;
~ ~dl. radio faci~ties, and ~rform mi~s s~,nger service~
to assist all mit. l eft' the civil. defens~ and elieaster c~rganizs.ti.or:~,
3.~:':: IS;Slat in p~ovldin~ fo~i, ot. othlng~ Y~ddtng~
· .:.. ~ m aid~ reKistratioa o~ ho~ieS~ to promote
re~itin~ fa~l~.~ authoritative li~ts o~ de~d ~d ~aeing pers~s~
~nd ct~r ph~e~t...,o{ e~r~encF welfare eelcos, such ~s the f~tions
o~ ~~B ~le ~ ~.ni.~nR to the rellRio~e ~.d spiritual
needs of ~reon~ ~rfe~Ing fr.~ the e~fecte or disas~r.
i~ee~ A~si~ in e~r~n~ re~torati~ of f~cillties for u.tili-
por~tt~ ~nd other vital community' serviees~ remove
~ble and ~eb~s~ sho~ ~ or destr~ ~rtial!y de~lishsd or unsafe
walls end b~l~e; re~ir roads end restore r~ ~r~mgs; remove
e.ntrmpd and i~ed ~rsons ~om damged bil~ngs and struc't~res~
~ ~re~ As auxiliary fi.~mn or f~est f~e fighter~ assi~
~ fi~ht~g f~eee ~r fire proreckon agencies to fight fires., rest.
c~ ~rs.~s, and e~vs [pro~y~ control forest oz field fires or fi~
~s~r'd~ instrue. residents in fire prevention and defense ~th~e~
~~ ~ detec~ng fires, and precau~ons to be observed in reduc--
~ fire
6. Gremd Obsener Cot ~$ Assist the ~.li'ta'~ forces in the visuej.
ion of si~r~t; classii~y~ filter, and plot
airtrOt de~cted~ ~rate grcmd observation posts and filter oen ....
ters ~er t~ operational direction of the Department
Force~
7, L~w Eaforcemento Ae auxiliaries or reserves~ assist law enforcement
8r~e~$ ~::a'gencies ~ pro~ct life ~nd property; maintain hw and
order; ~rfom patrol duties; perform traf~c control duties~ guard
b~ld~gs, ~d~a, factories, and other facilities~ isolate and re
p~, me~l~od ~~e.
8. Medical ~ ~alth. ~ ca$uslty sta~ons~ establish and operate
health field mite; assist in hospitals~ o',At~
~tient clinics, a~. ot~r m~cal and pubic health installations;
main~in or restore en~romntal s~itati~ assist in ~eserving
t~ saEety of food, milk, and water and preventing the spread off
~seue; identi~ a~ mas'~e the presence and x~ni~.~e the effects
of c~cal, bf.o~eal, or ra~ol~ical agents in affected areas.
9. Nei: Le~r ~-Warden. AsSet all ci~:]. defen~ ~d disaster
., ghborho~, or area assignment; s~ey
area con~tions; .disaemina~ ~omti~ sects data desirable for
disaster pre~ess plaEg; repo~ hcidents; ~d ~nerally
slat officials and i~i~duale h t~ Feteorion of life and property ~
10. ~diol~cal Safer. Gather and e"al~te radiological data; perform
area s~vey, ~rso.mel ~d eq~nt monitoring~ perform ].aboratory
analyseS; Fo~d~ tec~ical semce for recover- and d:econtaminatic. n
crews.
ll. B~;' Resc~ entrappod persons and render emergency first-aid.
ENC LO S~I~.E
P~f}E
12, ~, A,s~ist in p~:~n~nt~ wa.rehousi~g~ ~n.d ~.~le{~e of
e< 9m~nt.~ a~d ~rial.a for all ~its ~ the civil defense and
a~er ~g~i. sation,
13, Trd~c C~r.ol, Reg~Z~ate and control ~raf~c to ~xpodi%e i.~s
'1~. ~' AsSist in mobilization and utilization of public and
on reso~ces req~red for the screen% of persons~
missals, and eq~.~ent for all ~its of the ci~,l defense and
as~r orga~zation.
15. Utilities. AssiMt u~ility personnel in the repair of water,
~ telephone:. telegraph, steam, sewer~ an,d other utility
facilities d~ged by di~ster.
,~DITIO~ C~S~S
~"~dditional classes $~ll be those classes prescribed '~" (].3 the
~sas~r Co~cil or (2> the local disa~ter ~cil with the approval
the $~ Disaster C~cil.
Each disaster service worker in a~ ~lass shall~ without regard to
fo~l desig~tion or assi~nmnt, be c~sidersd to be acting within
sco~ ~ disaster ser~ce d~ies wMle he is acting ~der authorization
of a d~y constitu~d superior in either assistin~ any branch of the
l~al ~saster co~cil prepare or ~rf'o~g any ac~, cont~but~g to the
pro~c~ ~ l~e or
EIS~TION
1. A ~rson sha~ be deemed to be registered if ~here is on file with
the local disaster co~cil, ~of its ~its~ o~ in a~ other E,lace
~pro~ ~ the l~al diaas~r co~cil, ~ Foli6~g
a. na~ ~' ~gistran't;
b ~ ad~e s $;
~. da~ enro~ed;
d. class of ~sas~r se~oe to which he is assigned; and
e. loyalty oath.
2. All registration records shall 5e available for inspection by any~
officer or emile o~ ~ S~te Com~nsation ~[nsurance ~nd. or
t~ C~or~a Disaster. Office.
T~ personnel officer or ot~mr individual designated by the Local
~saster co~cil s~ll be responsible fop ks~ping the rsgis~ra'ticn
c~rent~ a~ for the ~.c~acy and s~'ekeeping of such recol~ds.
~. T~ CaVorts State Disaster Co~cii ~y prescribe such
registration req~rements as it my from time to time deem neces~a~.
Local disaster councils may l'equire each person re~Mi, st~red ~o satis-
factorily complq.te a copse of training or instruc't, ion.
E ,~ C~,3RT IFI CA TION
Prior '~o ce.r tification of a disast~el'~ co~.cil as '~sccz'edi .t,,ed~ 'the
fornJ. a State Disas%e.r Council shall be furnishe,~ c~:.:~z'~;ified copies
ordinance which w!j.l p.ermit it to determine whet, her such cou~;,y or cit, y
has provided for 'bhe following:
1. Local disaster c~cil;
2, Chaim.n or direc~z, ori and
Disaster or'ga~.zatlon.
F~, Tt]~ FJUhTIONS SHA~ ~COI~ EF'~%]~CTI~ IE~D.'[ATELY~