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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 6, SECTIONS 8 AND 10 OF THE
CANTON MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CANTON, ILLINOIS BY ADDING THERETO A COMMITTEE
ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND PROTECTION.
WHEREAS, the Legal and Ordinance Committee of the City of Canton,
Illinois has determined that it is necessary, desirable and to the best
interests of the City of Canton to modify and amend Title 1, Chapter 6,
Sections 8 and 10 of the Canton Municipal Code by adding thereto a Committee
on Public Safety and Protection; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois has made
a similar determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CANTON, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
1. That Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 8 of the Canton Municipal Code
be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1-6-8: APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES:
It shall be the duty of the Mayor, by and with the consent of
the Council, at the first regular meeting of the Council in
May of each year, or as soon thereafter as may be possible,
to appoint six (6) standing committees of the City Council,
which shall be as follows:
Committee on Finance and Personnel
Committee on Streets and Traffic
Committee on Public Works and Buildings
Committee on Legal and Ordinance
Committee on Community and Industrial Development
Committee on Public Safety and Protection."
2. That Title 1, Chapter 6, Section 10 of the Canton Municipal Code
be, and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto subsection F as follows:
"1-6-10: SPECIFIC DUTIES OF COMMITTEES:
(F) Committee on Public Safety and Protection."
1. The Committee on Public Safety and Protection shall
monitor the interrelated functions of the Police Department,
the Fire Department and the Emergency Services and Disaster
Agency of the City of Canton and recommend to the City Council
policies and guidelines necessary to ensure the safety of the
citizens of the City of Canton under emergency conditions.
2. The Committee on Public Safety and Protection shall
keep the Disaster Response Plan for the City of Canton current
by revising said plan as needed. It shall also maintain a list
of all departments and organizations which have copies of the
Disaster Response Plan and inform them of all revisions. As
State and Federal Emergency Services and Disaster Agencies
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define and redefine Disaster Response Procedures, the Committee
on Public Safety and Protection shall incorporate those pro-
cedures into the Municipal plan.
3. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee on
Public Safety and Protection to prepare and conduct Disaster
Response Simulations at least once each year.
4. The Committee on Public Safety and Protection shall de-
fine the mutual use and manning of shared equipment of the Police
Department, the Fire Department and the Emergency Services and
Disaster Agency and the training requirements of the Emergency
Services and Disaster Agency and the volunteers thereof.
5. The Committee on Public Safety and Protection shall
hear Police, Fire and ESDA presentations of budgets, personnel
requests and equipment needs for safety purposes. After careful
study and revision as deemed necessary, it shall refer recommenda-
tions to the proper committee or present recommendations to the
City Council.
3. That the remainder of Title 1, Chapter 6, City Council, of the Canton
Municipal Code remain in full force and effect.
4. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its
passage by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and approval
by the Mayor thereof.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Canton, Illinois and
APPROVED by the Mayor thereof this 19th day of September, 1978.
APPROVED : /~ c- '"~`-"'' MAYOR
HARLAN E. CROUCH
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