§ 2.100.060. Disaster council.

A.

The Riverside County Disaster Council is hereby created and shall consist of the following:

(1)

Chairperson. The chairperson of the board of supervisors, vice chairperson or if unavailable, their replacement as specified in the continuity of government line of succession outlined in section 1.16.130 of this chapter.

(2)

Director of emergency services (county executive officer).

(3)

Secretary. Director of the emergency management department.

(4)

County chief operating officer.

(5)

County chief financial officer.

(6)

Sheriff/Coroner.

(7)

District attorney.

(8)

County fire chief.

(9)

Assistant county CEO - public safety.

(10)

County counsel.

(11)

The director of emergency services from each incorporated city within Riverside County as appointed by the city council.

(12)

The director of emergency services from each tribe within Riverside County as appointed by the tribal council.

(13)

Such representatives of government, military, public safety, civic, business, labor, veterans, professional, educational, faith based, access and functional needs or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility, as may be recommended by the disaster council and approved by the board of supervisors.

b.

The disaster council is hereby empowered to review and recommend for adoption by the board of supervisors, disaster plans and agreements and such ordinances and resolutions as are necessary to implement such plans and agreements.

c.

Additional duties of the disaster council include:

(1)

Approve the OAPC membership;

(2)

Receive reports from the emergency management department related to the emergency management program;

(3)

Receive subject matter reports from the OAPC related to emergency and disaster mitigation, planning, response and recovery activities;

(4)

Review and make recommendations for plan development to meet any condition constituting a local emergency or state of emergency, including, but not limited to, earthquakes, natural, or manmade disasters;

(5)

Annually review hazard identification risk assessment (HIRA) and consequence analysis documents or plans in order to maintain situational awareness of hazards that may affect the county.

D.

The disaster council shall meet semi-annually or upon the call of the chairperson, or in his/her absence or inability to call such a meeting, upon the call of the vice-chairperson of the board of supervisors.

E.

During a local emergency, state of emergency, or state of war emergency, the director of emergency services may call upon the disaster council to advise the EOC policy group or function in part or whole as a multi-agency coordination (MAC) group to advise the EOC policy group on issues related to the protection of persons and property within the County of Riverside.

(Ord. No. 533.6, § 6, 12-4-2018)