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AN E~..~EGPZNCY 0EDIhv:kNCE CP-EATING A LOCAL DEFENSE
COUNCIL AND PEESCRIBI~G ITS DUTIES j~ RESPONSI-
BILITIES.
~HEREAS, on ~ay 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 t~,e coordina-
tion of the various governmental, industrial, agricultural,
economic, an8 other activities essential to preparing for the
defense of the United States; and
UERE~S~ the Council of National Defense an~ its
Advisory ~onm~ission have reco~n:ende~ that the National Defense
Progra~ sn~ activities. relatc~ thereto be carried on through
regular governmental channels insofar ss possible; and
U~RE.~B, the Council of National Defense and its Advisory
Conmmission has officially requested the California. Council of
Defense to assist and to expedite the for~ation of local councils
of defense; an8
V.~EREAS, the City of Bakersfiel~ desireE~ to assist in t~e
program of National Defense by coordinating all of its public and
private facilities~ resources and activities wit~ the program
aforesaid;
NOW, TE~:~'0R~, ~E IT 0RD~I~'~D BY THE COU..~CIL 0P THE
CITY OF BAI(E~SFIp~.I,D, as follows:
Section 1.
There is hereby created the Bakersfield. Defense Council.
Section 2_A.
The Defense Council shall be composed of the }.Cayor, who
shell be ex-officio chairman of tl~e Council, the Secretary to the City
Attorney, v~hq ~hall }e ex-officic secretary of the Council, and such
other local officials and citizens, not exceeding fifteen (l~) in
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number, as ma~ be appsintcd thereto by the Eayor ~vitl~ the approval
of the City Council. The Mayor shall designate one of the members
of the Local Defense Council as vice-chair,nan, who shall preside
at all meetings of said council in the absence of the ~ayor.
The Secretary, subject to the Nayor's direction, shall be responsi-
ble for coordinating its activities, keeping its records, conduct-
ing its correspondence and Porfor~ning such other duties as the
said Council may from time to time require of her.
Section ~
The members of s~id Defense Council shall serve for a
term of one year and until their successor~ are appointed and
qualified. ~ majority vote of all the members of the City Council
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 bs filled by appointment by the
Nayor, ~ith the approval of the City Council.
Section 4__~.
It shall be the duty ~~nd responsibility of the Defense
Council to coordinate the activities within the city of govern-
mental and privats agencies, and of individuals, cooperating
in the defense effort~ to stimulate public interest and partici-
pation in defense activities; to consider and recommend to
appropriate governmental authorities plans for the public safety,
health and ~velfare~ to plan a major disaster program~ capable
of functioning in a defense emergency; and to perform such other
advisory functions as may be requested of it by officials of the
city, county, state, and Federal agencies engaged in the defense
effort.
~aid Council shall receive, ackno~.~edg~ and appraise
proffers of facilities
, services and ideas originating v~ithin
the community and make appropriate disposition of same; clear
infor.nstion concerning defense programs and objectives among
cooperating agencies; rccommsnd edJustments or arrangements
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necessary for pro~pt assimilation of government programs for
defense to the apprcpriate officers, departments or agencies;
receive requests for assistance from the State'Council of
Defense and from Federal defonse authorities and transmit these
requests to the proper city authorities or agencies; accu~nulate
or assist in the accumulation of information regarding local govern-
mental, financial, economic, industrial and human facilities and
resources and transmit any such facts, as well as other necessary
information, to the State Council of Defense and to Federal
defense authorities.
Every department, co,mnission, officer, and employee of the
City of Bakersfield shall cooperate wit~m and assist the Defense
Council so as to enable the Council to acco~r. plish the objectives
of this ordinance. The Defense Council shall cooperate with the
County Council of Defense for the purpose of coordinating defense
activities between the city and the county.
SectionS.
There is hereby created as permanent commit'~ees of the
Defense Council: (1) Committee on Civil Protection, which shall
consist of of the Chairmen of the NaJor Disaster Emer-
gency and vil Defense Council, created by Ordinance No. 577 New
Series, which committee shall consider defense matters relating
to the public safety, the protection of civil liberties and the
maintenance of la~ and order, including the preparation of a
disaster preparedness plan; (2) Committee on Human Resources and
Skills, which shall assist in the registration of persons for
defense '~ork of all kinds, cooperate ~ith governmental agencies
in making plans for defense training of skilled workers and other
persons engaged in defense wor~ requiring special training, and
analyze and report to the Defense Council on all proffers o~
assistance from private persons and organizations; (B) Committee
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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, protec-
tion from want, protection against unwarranted rise in prices~ (4)
Committee on Transportation, Housing, Works and Facilities, which
shall consider provisions for defense housing, buildings and
structures, works for water supply and transportation, highways,
airports end other transportation facilities~ (~) Committee on
Public Information, which shall 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, radio, and other means of
public information, and attract and sustain citizen interest and
participation in defense work; (6) Committee on Industrial Resources
and Production, which shall consider the industrial resources of
the city as these relate to defense production and assist in
making the ~ost advantageous use of such facilities.
The City Council by resolution shall create such other.
permanent and such temporary committees of the Defense Council as
the City Co~_ncil deems necessary, shall define their duties within
the purpose of this ordinance and may abolish any such committee.
The chairman of the permanent co~mittees of the Defense Council
shall be designated by the Defsnse Council Chairman fro~ among the
members of the Defense Council appointed as provided in Section 2
of this ordinance. Members of permanent committees other than
the chairman and all members of temporary co~mmittees shall be
appointed by the chairmao. of the Defense Council and need not be
members of the Defense Co~ncil.
Section6.
This ordinancs is hereby declared to be an emergency
measure necessary for the i~mmediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety, and shall take effect and be in force
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from and after its passage. The following is a specific state-
ment showing the urgency of this ordinance:
An emergency exists in the United States and in this
State in providing adequate ~!~ti al and Local Defense It is
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necessary that ell information be gathered relating to National
Defense and to provide for the proper cooperation and coordination
of public and privat~ agencies so that adequate local Defense
m~y be provided for at as scrly a date as ~ossible.
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I HEi~EBY CEt~TIFY that the foregoing Emergency Ordinance
was passed and adopted by the Council of~~'.
· ~ of Bakersfield,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the y of July, 1941,
by the following vote:
AYE5, CLEi4ENTB, ieARklADUKF--, NO!INS, SZEkIOH, 8,1dZ't'l~, SOLLERS, VEI~CAMHEH,
City C~erk ~ of the
.A PPROVED by m~ this Y 9
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NA~A~ the City of'YE:~sfield.
A~avit of ~ost~ng (~rMnan~es
STATE OF CALIFORNIA!
County of Kern ~ ss.
V. VAN RIPER, being duly sworn, deposes 'and says:
That he is the d ap ointed, acting and qualified Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A LOCAL DEFENSE
COUNCIL AND PRESCRIBING ITS DUTIES AND
R~SPONSIBILITIES.
SubsCribed and sworn to before me this
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