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Oxnard fire chief urges council to introduce ordinance updating Disaster Council rules
Summary
Alex Hamilton, Fire Chief for the City of Oxnard, asked a council committee to recommend introducing an ordinance to amend Chapter 6 of the Oxnard Municipal Code to modernize Disaster Council membership and responsibilities, align the code with the city's Emergency Operations Plan, and remove outdated procedures; Hamilton said there is no fiscal impact.
Alex Hamilton, Fire Chief for the City of Oxnard, told the Community Services, Public Safety, Housing and Development Committee that the committee should recommend the City Council introduce an ordinance to amend Chapter 6 of the Oxnard Municipal Code to update the city's Disaster Council provisions and align them with current emergency management practice.
Hamilton said the proposal is largely housekeeping. "We're doing some sort of clean up, some some house cleaning and updating this document to reflect what currently goes on," he said, describing the draft changes as a modernization of language and structure to match the city's Emergency…
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