The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About29-O-59r `7All 5 29-0-59 AN ORDINANCE Amending Sections 2-169 and 2-170 of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957 "CIVIL DEFENSE" BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1: That Sections 2-169 and 2-170 of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1957, "Civil Defense", be and the same are hereby amended so that same shall hereafter be and read as follows: 2-169 (Establishment) There is hereby created a civil defense organization to prevent, minimize, repair and alleviate injury or damage resulting from disaster caused by enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or from natural disaster, in accor- dance with "The Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951," as amended. Said civil defense organization shall consist of the Director of Civil Defense and additional. - members to be selected by the Director with approval by the City Manager. f 2-169.1 (Director) The Director of the Evanston Civil Defense. organization shall be appointed by the City Manager and may be removed by him.. The Director of Civil Defense shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, training, and operation of the Civil Defense organ- ization, subject to the direction and control of the City Manager, as provided by statute. In the event of the absence, resignation, death or inability of the Director to serve, the City Manager or any person designated by him, shall be and act as Director until a new appointment is made as provided in this ordinance. 2-169.2 (Functions) The Evanston Civil Defense organization shall perform such civil defense functions within the City as shall be prescribed in and by the State civil defense plan and program prepared by the Governor, and -such orders, rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the Governor, and in addition shall perform such duties outside the corporate limits as may be required pursuant to any Mutual Aid agreement with any other political subdivision, municipality or quasi -municipality entered into as provided by "The Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951," as amended'. 2-169.3 (Service as Mobile Support Team) All or any members of the Evanston Civil Defense organization may be designated as members of a Mobile Support Team created by the State Director of civil defense as provided by law. The leader of such Mobile Support Team shall be designated by the Director of the Evanston Civil' Defense organization. Any member of a Mobile Support Team who is a munici- pal employee or officer while serving on call to duty by the Governor, or the State Director of civil defense, shall receive the compensation and have the powers, duties, rights, and immunities incident to such employment or office. Any such member who is not a paid officer or employee of the City of Evanston, while so serving, shall receive from the state reasonable compensation as provided by law. 2-169.4 (Agreements with other political subdivisions) The Director of Evanston Civil Defense may negotiate Mutual Aid agreements with other municipal corporations or political subdivisions .of the state, but no such agreement shall be .effective until it has been approved by the city council and by the State Director of civil defense. , 2-169.5 (Emergency Action) If the Governor declares that a civil defense emergency exists in the event of actual. enemy attack upon the .United States 'or the occurrence within the State of Illinois of major disaster resulting from enemy sabotage or other .hostile action or from natural disaster, it shall be the duty -of the Evanston Civil Defense organization to cooperate fully with the state office of civil defense and with the Governor in the exercise of emergency powers as provided by law. 2-169.6• (Compensation) .Members of the Evanston Civil Defense organization who are paid employees or officers of the City, if called for training by the State Director of civil defense, shall receive for time spent in such train- ing the same rate of pay as is attached to the .position held; members who are not such employees or officers of the city shall receive for such training time such compensation as may be established by the city council. 2-169.7°,(Reimbursement by State)_ The state treasurer may receive and allocate to the appropriate fund any reimbursement by the state to - the City of •Evanston for• expenses incident to training members of civil defense, compensation for services and expenses of members of a Mobile Support Team while serving outside the municipality in response to a call by the Governor or State Director of,civil defense, as provided by law, and any other reimbursement made by the state incident to civil defense•activities, as provided by law 2-169.8 (Purchases and Expenditures) The City Council may on recommendation of the Director of Civil Defense -authorize any purchase or contracts necessary to place the City in a position to -combat effectively any disaster resulting from the explosion of any nuclear or other bomb or missile, and to protect the public health an d.safety, protect property, and.provide emergency assistance to victims in the case of such disaster, or from natural disaster. In the event of -enemy caused or natural disaster, the Director of Civil Defense is authorized, on behalf of the City, to procure such services, supplies, equipment, or material as may be necessary for such purposes, in view of the exigency, without regard to the statutory procedures or formalities normally prescribed by law pertaining to municipal contracts or obligations, as authorized by "The Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951," provided that, if the -City Council meets at such time, he shall act subject to the directions,an d restrictions imposed by that body. 2-170 (Oath) Every person appointed to serve in any capacity in the Evanston Civil Defense organization shall, before entering upon his duties, subscribe to the following oath: "I , Director of Civil Defense (or member) of the civil defense organization of the City of Evanston do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend and bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and the territory, institutions and facilities thereof, both public and private, against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter, and I do further swear (or affirm) that I do not advocate, nor am I nor have I been a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States or of this state by force or violence; and that during such time as I am affiliated with the Evanston Civil Defense organization, I will not advocate nor become a member of any political party or organization that advocates the overthrow of the government of the. United States or of this state by force or violence." 2-170.1 (Office) The City Manager is authorized to designate space in the Municipal Building or elsewhere, as may be provided for by the City Council for the Evanston Civil Defense organization as its office. 2-170.2 (Appropriation - Levy of Taxes) The City Council may appropriate for civil defense purposes in the manner provided by law, and may levy in addition for civil defense purposes only, a tax not to exceed (5) cents per hundred (100) dollars of the assessed value of all taxable property in addition to all other taxes, as provided by "The Illinois Civil Defense Act of 1951," as amended. SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication, according to the law. INTRODUCED ADIOTED August 31, 1959 September 8,1959 APPROVED September 11, 1959 /s/ J. R. Kimbark Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Maurice F. Brown City Clerk Approved as to form: /s/ Rex A. Bullinger Corporation Counsel Published: Sept. 17,, 1959