BILL NUMBER: AB 2242	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Vargas

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2004

   An act to amend Section 8610 of the Government Code, relating to
emergency services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2242, as introduced, Vargas.  Emergency services.
   Existing law authorizes counties, cities and counties, and cities
to create, by ordinance, disaster councils to develop plans for
meeting any condition constituting a local emergency or state of
emergency.  The governing body of the county, city and county, or
city in the ordinance may provide for the organization, powers and
duties, divisions, services, and staff of the council.
   This bill would specifically authorize the governing body to
provide additionally for voting membership on the council that
includes representatives of the agencies overseeing law enforcement
or emergency response.
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  no.
State-mandated local program:  no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 8610 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   8610.  Counties, cities and counties, and cities may create
disaster councils by ordinance.  A disaster council shall develop
plans for meeting any condition constituting a local emergency or
state of emergency, including, but not limited to, earthquakes,
natural or manmade disasters specific to that  jurisdication
 jurisdiction  , or state of war emergency 
; such   .  The  plans shall provide for the
effective mobilization of all of the resources within the political
subdivision, both public and private.  The disaster council shall
supply a copy of any plans developed pursuant to this section to the
Office of Emergency Services.  The governing body of a county, city
and county, or city may, in the ordinance or by resolution adopted
pursuant to the ordinance, provide for the organization, powers and
duties,  voting membership in the organization that includes
representatives of the agencies overseeing law enforcement or
emergency response,  divisions, services, and staff of the
emergency organization.  The governing body of a county, city and
county, or city may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize public
officers, employees, and registered volunteers to command the aid of
citizens when necessary in the execution of their duties during a
state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency.
   Counties, cities and counties, and cities may enact ordinances and
resolutions and either establish rules and regulations or authorize
disaster councils to recommend to the director of the local emergency
organization rules and regulations for dealing with local
emergencies that can be adequately dealt with locally; and further
may act to carry out mutual aid on a voluntary basis and, to this
end, may enter into agreements.