NS-2992 B&C - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

those duties prescribed to the city council in Article IV, section 403 of the City Charter, shall vest with the director of emergency services until a quorum of the regularly elected city council members is present, or until a sufficient number of vacancies that are determined to be permanent are filled under the provisions of Article IV, Section 403 of the City Charter. B. Executive management lines of succession. For the purposes of this division, department directors shall appoint a three -deep order of succession of appropriate subordinate management staff to succeed to their position in the event that official is unavailable or unable to serve. The person who succeeds to each office under this provision shall assume all the powers and duties of the office succeeded to immediately upon such succession. The succeeding person shall serve until the appointing official resumes his or her office or until a permanent successor is appointed under the applicable provisions of the City Charter or this Code. Sec. 2-648. - Enforcement. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, during a proclaimed emergency, to: a. Willfully obstruct, hinder or delay any member of the emergency organization in the enforcement of any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this division, or in the performance of any duty imposed upon him/her by this division; b. Engage in any act forbidden by any lawful rule or regulation issued pursuant to this division, if such act is of such a nature as to give, or be likely to give, assistance to an 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. Wear, carry or display, without authority, any means of identification specified by the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California or by the city. Secs. 2-649 — 2-699. — Reserved. Section 3. The Santa Ana City Council hereby repeals Santa Ana Municipal Code Sections 33-183 and 33-184 in their entirety: Sec.33-183: Reserved. Sec.33-184: Reserved. Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Ordinance No. NS-2992 Page 30 of 32