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ORD INATUCE NO.. 9
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711 ,�`R AS, on May 28, 1940$ the President of the United States
created a Council of National defense and an Advisory Commission
thereto for the purpose of assisting in the coordination of the
various governmental, industrial, agricultural, economic, and ether
activities essential to preparinng for the defense of the United
States; and
VMEREEAS, the Council of National Defense and its Advisory
Commission have recommended that the National Defense Program and
activities related thereto be; carried on through regular govern-
mental channels insofar as possible; and
`rdi AS, the Council of National Defense and its Advisory
Commission has officially requested the California Council of De-
fense to assist and to expedite the formation of local councils of
defense; and
AM AS, the County of Contra Costa desires to assist in,
the program of rational Defense by coordinating all of its public
and private facilities, resources and activities with the program
aforesaid;
NOW THEi3F
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa does
ordain as follows
Section 1. ".here is hereby created the Contra Costa County
Defense Council.
Section 2. The Defense Council shall be composed of two
representatives of the Board of Supervisors, to be designated by the
Board of Supervisors- the district attorney; the Sheriff* County.;..
Engineer; County Health Officer; other appropriate County officers;
and one representative from each of the incorporated cities within
the county, to be nominated by the governing body of each such city
and appointed, by the Board of Supervisors. Such additional members
as may be required to cam out the purpose of this ordinance,
not exceeding twenty-five in number, may be appointed by the
Board of Supervisors upon recommendation of the Council as con-
stituted above.
The Council shall designate; a Chairman and Viee--Chairman
from among the members of the Council and may appoint a Secretary
who heed not be a member of the Council it and who shall Derform such
duties as may be assigned to him by the Council.
Section 3. The membersof the Defense Council, other than
those designated by titles, shah, serve for a terms of one
year aid
until their s zceessors are appointed and qualified, as provided in
Section 2. ,A' four-fifths Crete' of all the members of the Board of
Supervisors will be required to remove any member of said Defense
Council from office prior to the expiration of his term of office,
Vacancies on the Defense Council. shall be filled in 'th.e manner pro-
vided for original appointment.
Section 4. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the
Defense Council to coordinate the activities within the 'county of
governmental and private agencies, land of individuals, cooperating
n the defense effort;' to stimulate public interest and articipa-
tion in defense activ ties to consider and recommend to appropriate
governmental authorities plans for the public safety, health and
welfare; to plan a major disaster program, capable of functioning
in, a defense emergency', and to perform such other advisory functions
as mai' be requested of it by officials of the city, county, state,
and Federal agencies engaged in the defense effort.
Said Council shall receive, acknowledge and appraise proffers
of facilities, services and ideas originating within the community
and make appropriate disposition of same; clear information concern-
ing defense programs and objectives' among cooperating agencies, roe-
ommend adjustments' or arrangements necessary for prompt assimilation
of government programs for defense to the appropriate officers, de-
partments or agencies; 'i receive 'requests for assistance from the State
Council of Defense and from Federal defense authorities and transmit
these requests to the proper authorities or agencies; accumulate or
assist in the accumulation of information. 'regarding local govern-
mental, financial, economic, `.industrial and human facilities and re-
sources end transmit any such, facts, as well as other necessary in-
formation, to the State Council of Defense and to Federal defense
authorities,
:every department, commission, officers and employee of the
County of Contra Costa shall cooperate with and assistthe Defense
Council'' ao as to enable the Council to accomplish the objectives of
this ordinance.
Section 5. There is hereby created as permanent committees
of the Defense Council: (l) Cottee on Civil Protection, which
shall consider defense matters relating to the public safety, the
protection of civil liberties and the -maintenance of law and order,'
including the preparation of a disaster preparedness plan; ' (2)
Committee on Human Resources and Skills, which shall asaist in. the
registration of persons for defense work of all kinds, cooperate
with governmental agencies in raking plans for defense' training of
skilled' workers and 'other persons engaged' in defense work requiring
special training, and analyze and report to the Defense Council on
all prof'f'ers of assistance from private persons and organizations;
( ) Committee on Health, Welfare, and Consumer Interest, which shall
consider activities designed to contribute directly to the social,
physical and economic well-being 'of the individual and the family,
protection from want, protection "against unwarranted rise in prices,
(4)' Committee on Transportation., Works and Facilities, which shall.
consider provisions ;for necessary strueturest works for water supply
and transportation, highwayst highwaysairports and other transportation facil-
ities; (5) Committee on Public Information., which shell serve all
committees of the Council as' a medium through which to inform the
public of defense activities, develop plans for the use of newspapers,
radia, and ether means of public informations and 'attract anal sustain.
Cine ! interest aid par tiCipati.on is defense work; ( ) Committee
on Industrial Resources and Production, which shall consider the
industrial resources of the county as these relate to defense ;pro-
duction and assist in ming the most advantageous use of such
facilities; (7) Committee ' on Agricultural Resources' and Product-
ion, which shall consider the conservation and use of hand and the
crops and livestock it supports,' the growing and marketing etin of plant
and animal products' for consumption as food or as ravel materials en-
tering into industrial production.
The Defense Council may create other permanent committees
and such temporary committees of the Council as the Council deems
necessary and shall' define their duties within the purpose cifthis
ordinance and may abolish any such committee. The chairmen of the
permanent committees of the Defense Council shall be designated by
the Chairman of the Council from among the members appointed as pro-
vided in Section. 2 of this ordinance. Members of permanent committees
other than the chairman and all members of temporary committees shall
be appointed by the Chairman of the }defense Council and need not b
mme bers of the Defense Council.
Section 6. . This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public
puce, 'heath and safety, and shall take effect and be in 'force from
and after its passage and publication as required by law. The' follow-
ing is 'a specific statement ;showing the urgency of this ordinance;
An emergency exists in the United States and in this State
in providing adequate National and local Defense. It is necessary
that all information be ,gathered relating to National 'Defense and to
provide for the proper cooperation and coordination of public and
private agencies so that adequate local Defense may be prodded for
at as e'arly`;, a date as possible.
TIM FORIEGOING ORDINANCE was passed and adopted by the Board
of 3ipervisdrs of the County of Contra Costa, ata regular' session
of said Board, meld on the 16th day of Tiny, 1941, by the following
vote, to-wit:
A 7"'S: Supervisors Long,; Cumings, Bollman, Buchanan
and Trembath,
N0793: Supervisors, None.
ABSENT: Supervisors, None.
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