Ordinance 19-04 Repealing HCC 2.96 Civil Defense

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Mayor

ORDINANCE 19-04

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA REPEALING HOMER CITY CODE CHAPTER 2.96 CIVIL DEFENSE.           

WHEREAS, Ordinance 68-1 was adopted February 12, 1968 to conform with legal requirements of the Federal Civil Defense program in effect in 1968; and

WHEREAS, In 1980, the City contracted with a professional codification firm to review and make recommendations for modernizing and updating the Homer City Code resulting in the language currently in this chapter; and

WHEREAS, Chapter 2.96 Civil Defense is outdated and no longer applicable under current programs.  

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1.  Homer City Code Chapter 2.96 Civil Defense is hereby repealed.

Chapter 2.96
CIVIL DEFENSE

Sections:
2.96.010    Purpose.
2.96.020    Civil Defense Organization – Created.
2.96.030    Civil Defense Organization – Membership.
2.96.040    Appointment of Director and staff.

Prior legislation: Ord. 68-1.

2.96.010 Purpose.

This chapter shall create Civil Defense as an agency of government for the City and provide for a Civil Defense Organization with a Director and staff. [Code 1967 § 17-100.1; Code 1981 § 5.32.010].

2.96.020 Civil Defense Organization – Created.

There is created the Civil Defense Organization for the City as an agency of the government. [Code 1967 § 17-100.2; Code 1981 § 5.32.020].

2.96.030 Civil Defense Organization – Membership.

All City officers and employees of this City, together with those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them prior to or during a disaster, shall constitute the Civil Defense Organization, as provided by law. [Code 1967 § 17-100.4; Code 1981 § 5.32.030].

2.96.040 Appointment of Director and staff.

The City Council shall appoint a Civil Defense Director and a staff to serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. [Code 1967 § 17-100.3; Code 1981 § 5.32.040].            

Section 2.   This Ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption by the Homer City Council.

Section 3. This Ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the Homer City Code.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, this ___ day of _______, 2019. 

CITY OF HOMER

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KEN CASTNER, MAYOR
 

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:
NO:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:

First Reading:
Public Hearing:
Second Reading:
Effective Date: 

Reviewed and Approved as to form and content:

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Katie Koester, City Manager                                      Holly Wells, City Attorney

Date: _______________                                                   Date: _______________