HomeMy WebLinkAbout096-96RESOLUTION NO. 96-96
IMPLEMENTING THE STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(SEMS) WITHIN THE TOWN OF DANVILLE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 8607, the State Office of Emergency
Services has established by regulation a Standardized Emergency Management System
(SEMS) which sets forth basic principles and components of emergency management to be
used in responding to and managing emergencies involving multiple jurisdictions or
multiple agency responses; and
WHEREAS, effective December 1, 1996, local agencies included in the Governor's state of
emergency proclamation must be in compliance with the SEMS regulations in order to be
eligible for state funding of personal costs incurred as the result of lifesaving measures to
protect public health, safety and property; and
WHEREAS, SEMS regulations are set forth in Chapter 1 (Sections 2400-2450) of Division 2
of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED by the Danville Town Council that the Standardized Emergency Management
System (SEMS) shall be utilized as the basis for the Town's disaster planning and training
program, and as the management model for responding to emergencies and disasters within
Town limits.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a Regular Meeting on July 16, 1996, by the
following vote:
AYES: Greenberg,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
Shimansky, Arnerich, Doyle, Waldo
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
ATTESt,
CITY CLERK