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~xpress declaration to the contrary by the City Council. SECTION, ,3: For the purpose of expediting and facilitating the performance of the duties herein contemplated during such an emergency, there is hereby creased a Major Disaster Emergency Committee, which committee shall consist of the following city officials and other citizens of the City of Santa Ana to be named by the Mayor: (1) The Chief of Police, who shall be in charge of all police work in connection with the emergency. (2) and prevention (3) (4) who shall be Chief of the Fire Department, who shall be in connection with the emergency. A chief medical officer to be named by the in charge of all fire fighting MAyor of the City of Santa Ana. The Director of the Department of Public Health of the City of Santa Ana, in charge of the preservation of sanitary conditions in the City. The City Engineer, who shall be in charge of general relief housing, bomb shelters, protection, and feeding o£ homeless victims of such emergency. (6) The City Attorney, who shall act as legal advisor, and shall be in charge of co~£~uications, publicity and information. (7) The Superintendent of Streets, who shall be in charge of keeping streets cle~ and passable. (8) Superintendent of Water and Sewers, who shall be in charge of maintenance of public utilities. (9) The Director of the Department of Public Ways, who shall be in charge of all transportation equipment which may be required. (10) The City Auditor, who shall be in charge of the purchasing department and providing distribution and rationing of supplies. (ll) Director of Department of City Development, who shall be in charge of reconstruction and rehabilitation. (12) The Mayor of the City of Santa Aha shall be Chairman of this Committee, and the Director of Public Safety shall be Vice Chairman. It is contemplated that each department of the City of Santa Aha will so far as is practical, function and operate under the direction and guidance of the Chai~an of each department of the City as provided in Ordinance No. 1076. Each member of the Emergency Relief Committee shall have the power to name and appoint an asstst~ut who shall in the absence of such member, have the same powers as such member. The City of Santa Aha declares that it has faith and confidence in the willingness and ability of the veterans of former wars of the United States to render aid and assistance in the event of emergency, and therefore declares that it is its intention to call upon all veteran organizations through American Legion Disaster Organizations to furnish the nece~sary reservoir of man-power to assist in carrying out the functions of government in ~he event of an emergency. SECTION 4: It shall be the duty, immediately upon the adoption of this ordinance, of the members of the Emergency Relief Corm~ittee to create and formulate plans for cooperation between the several functions to be performed and to formulate plans for performing the work inc~unbent upon them, to conduct surveys of materials and equipment available, and to train volunteer workers to perform the several functions which may be required of them. They shall also coordinate plans with other neighboring