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CITY OF TUKWILQ
ORDINANCE NO. 594
REPEALED BY 2018
AN ORDINANCE relating to Civil Defense
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA DO ORDAIN
as follows:
Section 1. PURPOSES. The declared purposes of this
ordinance are to provide for the preparation and carrying out
of plans, including mock or practice drills, for the civil
defense of persons and property within this city in the event
of a disaster, and to provide for the coordination of the
civil defense and disaster functions of this city with all
other public agencies and affected private persons, corpora-
tions and organizations. Any expenditures made in connection
with such civil defense and disaster activities, including
mutual aid activities, and mock or practice drills, shall be
deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit
of the inhabitants and property of the City of Tukwila.
Section 2. DEFINITIONS. A. Civil Defense. As used
in this ordinance, the term "civil defense" shall mean the
preparation for and the carrying out of all emergency functions,
other than functions for which military forces are primarily
responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage
resulting from disasters. It shall not include, nor does any
provision of this ordinance apply to any condition relating to
a labor controversy.
B. DISASTERS. As used in this ordinance, the term
"disaster" shall mean actual or threatened enemy attack, sabotage,
extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, riot, earthquake or
other similar public calamity.
Section 3. CIVIL DEFENSE COUNCIL. Membership. The
Tukwila Civil Defense Council is hereby created and shall con-
sist of the following:
A. The Mayor, who shall be chairman.
B. The director of civil defense, who shall be vice
chairman.
C. Such city officials and other citizens of this city
as may be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of
the City Council.
Section 4. Civil Defense Council. Powers and Duties.
It shall be the duty of the Tukwila Civil Defense Council, and
it is hereby empowered, to review and recommend for adoption,
civil defense and mutual aid plans and agreements and such re-
solutions, rules and regulations as are necessary to implement
such plans and agreements. The Civil Defense Council shall meet
upon call of the chairman or in his absence from the city or
inability to call such meeting, upon the call of the vice chairman.
Section 5. Director of Civil Defense. Powers and Duties.
There is hereby created the office of director of civil defense.
Such officer shall be appointed by the mayor with the advice and
consent of the Civil Defense Council.
The director is hereby empowered and directed:
A. To prepare a civil defense operating plan for the
city conforming to the county and state civil defense plan and
program.
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B. To control and direct the effort of the civil defense
organization of this city for the accomplishment of the purposes
of this ordinance;
C. To direct coordination and cooperation between
divisions, services and staff of the civil defense organization
of this city, and to resolve questions of authority and respon-
sibility that may arise between them;
D. To represent the civil defense organization of this
city in all dealings with public or private agencies pertaining
to civil defense and disaster.
Section 6. In the event of disaster as herein provided,
the director is hereby empowered:
A. To make and issue rules and regulations on matters
reasonably related to the protection of life and property as
affected by such disaster; provided, however, such rules and
regulations must be confirmed at the earliest practicable time
by the Civil Defense Council;
B. To obtain vital supplies, equipment and such
other properties found lacking and needed for the protection
of the life and property of the people, and bind the city for
the fair value thereof, and if required immediately, to comman-
deer the name for public use;
C. To require emergency services of any city officer
or employee, and in the event of a proclamation by the Governor
of the existence of a disaster, to command the aid of as many
citizens of this community as he considers necessary in the exe-
cution of his duties; such persons shall be entitled to all
privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by state
law for registered civil defense workers.
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D. To execute all of the special powers conferred upon
him by this ordinance or by resolution adopted pursuant thereto,
all powers conferred upon him by statute, agreement approved
by the Civil Defense Council, or by an other lawful authority;
E. To requisition necessary personnel or material
of any city department or agency.
Section 7. Civil Defense Organization. All officers
and employees of this city, the civilian police reserve, volunteer
fire department, and other volunteer groups registered as civil
defense workers with the civil defense organization, together
with those volunteer forces enrolled to aid them during a
diaster, and all groups, organizations and persons who may by
agreement or operation of law, including persons pressed into
service under the provisions of Section 6 (c) of this ordinance,
charged with duties incident to the protection of life and
property in this city during disaster, shall constitute the
civil defense organization'of the city of Tukwila.
Section 8. Divisions, Services and Staff of the Civil
Defense Organization. The functions and duties of the Tukwila
civil defense organization shall be distributed among such
divisions, services and special staff as the Civil Defense
Council shall prescribe.
The Civil Defense Council shall concurrently with the
adoption of this ordinance, prescribe the form of organization,
establishment and designation of divisions and services, the
assignment of functions, duties and powers, the designation
of officers and employees. Insofar as possible, the form of
organization, titles and terminology shall conform to the recom-
mendations of the Federal government and the Department of
Civil Defense of the State of Washington.
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Section 9. Punishment of Violations. It shall be
a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not to exceed $250.00,
or by imprisonment for not to exceed three months, or both,
for any person during a disaster:
A. To wilfully obstruct, hinder or delay any member
of the civil defense organization in the enforcement of any
lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this ordinance,
or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him by virtue
of this ordinance;
B. To do any act forbidden by any lawful rules or
regulations issued pursuant to this ordinance, if such act
is of such a nature as to give, or be likely to give assistance
to the enemy, or to imperil the lives or property of inhabitants
of this city, or to prevent, hinder or delay the defense or
protection thereof;
C. To wear, carry or display, without authority,
any means of identification specified by the State Department
of Civil Defense.
Section 10. Repeal of Confliction Ordinances. Any
ordinance of the City of Tukwila in conflict with this ordinance
is hereby repealed. "Provided, that it is the intent of the
city council in enacting this ordinance that it shall be considered
a revision and continuation of the ordinance repealed by the
ordinance, and the status of volunteers shall not be affected
by such repeal; nor shall civil defense mutual aid plans and
agreements, rules and regulations or resolutions adopted pursuant
to such repealed ordinance be affected by such repeal until
amended, modified, or superseded as provided in this ordinance."
Section 11. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this
ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circum-
stances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given
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effect without the invalid provision or application, and to
this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Tukwila,
Washington this j7eie day of `'��re_r F'tv� 19.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Cify Attorne
Mayor
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