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ORDINANCE NO.���G�/ ,�
BE IT ORDAINED B3C THE CIZ'Y CQUNCIL OF THE CI"PY OF CANTON� ILI,INOISt
Sectior� 1. There is herebq created t�he loeal municipal civil defense
organ��o�o prevent, n�inimige, repair, and a]leviate ir.�jury or damagm
restil.ting trc�n disaeter cau�ed by ene�,y attack� mabotage� or other hostile
action, or from natvral disaster, in accoz�da,nce �w�.tY� NThe Illinois Civil,
Defer�e Act of 1951," as arnended.
This civil defeaae errgani$ation �ha11 consist of the direator and
additional mea�bers to be selected by the director.
3ect3on 2. The direetor of the Municipal civil defense organi�ation
sha11 appo nted by the Mayor, x3.th the aonaent af the C3ty Couneil and
sha11 �erve vnt31 removed by the same.
The director shall have direct responsi.b�lity for the organiaation�
administration, train3.ng, and operatioa af the civiZ defen�e organiaation,
aub�eat to the directian and control of the Mayor� as prov3ded by statute.
In the enent oP the absence� r�signation„ death, or inability to sexve
of the director� the Mayor or any person designated by him� shall be and
act as director untiZ. a new appointment is made as provid�d in this ordi-
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Section 3. The muaicipal civil defense or�anization sha].7. perforra
such �v�n�e funetions xithin the munic3.pality as shall ba pre-
acribed in and by the state civil defense plan and progratn prepa.red by the
Qovex�nor,, arld anch orders� rules and regulationss as may be promtilgated by
the Gcyvernor� and in addition sha11 perfar� such duties ou�side the corp-
orata 13mita ae map be required pnr$uant to any Mu�ual Aid agreement xith
any other pol3tical subdiv3sion� municipality or quasi-�unicipality entered
into as pravided by the pTllinois Civil Defense Act of 1951," as amended.
Sect3.on 4. All or any mambers of the municipal civil, defenae organ-
ization xna�`�yTie`designated as n�embers oY a Mobile Suppor� Team created by
the state director of civ31 defense as provided by la,W.
The leader af such Mobile Support Teanc sha7.7, be designa.ted by the
director af th� mvnicipal c3.vi1 defen�e organisation.
Any member of a Mobil� Support Team i� a municipal e�aployee or offi-
cer �3.1e sex�r3ng on ca11 to dutq by t,he t�overnor� or the state ciirector
of civ31 de�ense, sha11 receive the compensation and have the perwers�
duties, r3ghts, and inununi.ties incident to such emplayment or office.
Any such members who is not a paid offioer or �nployee of the municipality�
while so serviag� ahall receive from the state reasonable compensation aa
prcyv3ded by la�r.
�ection 5. The director of the civil defense organi�ation may nego-
tiate�-ua.'�C�d agreements with other municipal corporations or political
subclivisions o� the state, but no such agreement ahall be effective until
it has been approv�d by the City Council and by the state director of
civ31 defense.
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3ection 6. If the Governor declares that a civil defense emergen�y
ezists 1 e event of actual enen�y attack upon the United States or the
oeeurrence xithin the State cf Illinois of ma�or diaaster resulting tra�
enern� sabotage or other hostile action or �rom natural disaster� 3.� �ha11
be the duty of the mun3.cipal civil defEnae organisat3on to cooperate ft��].y
xith the atate office of civil defense and with the Qovernor in the ezar-
cise o3' emergency pawers as prov3.ded by lax.
3eetion ?. Nlen�bera of the civil defense organi�ation who are paid
empl.oyee�s o�r o'3."ficers of the municipalitg� if called for trairiing by the
etate directc�r of civil defense, shall receive for time �pent in such
traini.ng the sarne rate of pay as is attached to the position held; �e�bera
xho are not suah municipal amployee� or off3.cers ahall receive Pcr auch
training time such compen�ation as may be established by the City Council.
�ection 8. 2'he state tx�ea�urer �nay receive and al.locate to ��e appro-
priate� rei.iaburs�ment by the atate to the �unicipality for eacpenses
ineident � training members of the civ31 defense, compensation for services
and expensess aF member� of a Mobile Support Team wh3.le aerving outside the
municipal.ity in reeponse to a call by the Governor or state director of '
civil defenae� as provided by law� and any other reimbursement made by the
sta�.te inc3.dent to civ31 de�'ense activities, aa provided by law.
� Based on the contents of the xeath�r warning, the Civil Defer�se
director xi.11 determ�.n�_
If lookout sh�l1 be poated.
If �o� �here, vho will have duty of reporting to local control
center any �eather infonna�Cion observed.
b. TORNADO WARNING 3saued by U. S. 'W`eather Bureau to warn the
public o� severe oaa . wea er eonditions already in existence or immedi-
atel� 3.nuninent.
She2ter measures �3.11 be p�.aced in effect at once.,
The publlc will. be notified by the official "�AKE COVEAN SIGI�AL
on siren ayatems, radio, telephone, by bella, �rhistles,publ c a rea��"s
aystems and other available nseans of notification.
c. pAT,L CL�EAR" iusued by U. S. �Teather Bureau. Danger has
passsd itw�+► eit er evare Weather Foreca�t or Tornado Warning. Re��
noz�nal operatioris.
Diese�inated by same methoda ot cc�rnunication.
�.. Arrang�nents Mave been aoa,de with the local telephone oa�apa�y
to give preferenee to emergency ca11s init3.ated by and directed to Civil
Defense peraoanel.
Civil Defense personnel have been instructed in using telephone
to announce pThia is a Civil Defen�e Emergency".
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1V. REFERENCES
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/l. OCDM Publications
B. Illino3s Civil :flefense Agency Publications
Illinois Civil Defense Information Bulletin 1Jumber 8 - 4 (Feb. l� 1958}
V. APPENDICES
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Appendix A-1 State OSP- Warning Netxork
�lppendix A-1 Mutual Aid Area (OSP) - Warning Pt�twork
�. The declaration of a local emergen�y by tMe Civi1 Date�se
Director �i.11 be made irnrnm to the State Director of Civil Defetts�, I�iTa�um
!�-l.�Zli� �. 19, Chicago - aollect telephone cal]..
6. All CiTi.l He.fense personnel in this Corps have been instructed
in the difference betWeen Severe 3tortx Warn�s and Severe Weather Fo�t
and the dction to be t.akken in each.
7. Tlae popu].at3on ot' this cc�nunity progress3vcly wi11 be kept
� informed af the Civil Defense Stor� Warning 3yete�n.
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I. 1�SION
To di.eaem3.r�ate �arning of in�pendiMg attack and/or other perti.rient
emmrgAncy inPor�nation to Civil Defe�nae offiaiala and Qity populatioa.
II. ORC�NiZATIOAT
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A. Cc��
"` The I].lino3s Civil Defense Agency aasumes responsibility
for functioni.ng of A�tack Warn3.ng Network xithin the 3ta�e to the er-
tent thst it m�.kes prov�.siona for aupply3.ng warning infornaation doNn
to the cffice o� aheriif� xho �wi.11 make proviaions to transrait thi�
iaforraation to the City Civil Defense Directors xithin his �urisdiction
(see Appendi�c A-1, Mutual Aid Area).
B. Ci�
The Chief of Police ia delegated staff responsibility for
the organization and operation of the Attack T�Tarri3ng Service within
the City.
III« E�CUTION AND G�ENERAI, INSTItUCTI0N5 F�Rr
A. Preattack
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1. The Poli.ce Headquarters xill receive and record the
follo�ing Air Raid Alert informatiQn as receiv�d Fmm the Sheriffts
offiee or NAWAS warn3ng pointt
a. Ti��a Air Aa�.d T�Tarn�.n$ sras received
b. Warning ti.�e to reference city oi IIrbana
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3. Upon r�ceipt af an Air Raid Warning, the ceu�auni,tg
air raid warni.n� syste�s wil.l be i�naediately activated bg the Civil.
De�'enae Director or h�.s deputy. In t�ieir absence, activation wi11.
be by nest per$oa in a Klinerof-succes�ion", establiahed bq the
Civil Defens� Director. Thia A1ert Signal �ri.11 act as notic� to
the population to turn on their radios as e�mergency in�'ormation ia
being broadca�t. Public action pAlert 3ignalsR Wi,ll be �ounded for
air raid xarnings. The "Take Cover 3ignal� may also ba used for
severe weather �rnings. Li�ts of persons to be notified� under
each type of warning� vrS.11 be prepared.
!�« The Public Action Signal� are:
a. .�lert 3i nal - A steady blast of three to five
minutes duration. T�ii's a gna wi11 mean that the publie should gain
access to radio� television or loud speaker sy�tem� to listen for
specific instruct3.os�s, immediately to be broadeast.
b. Take Cover Signal - A wailing tone or a �eries
of ahort blasts oP thre�e zninutiera a atior�. Thia signal will mean
that the public �hould immediately take to the best available
shelter.
5. COAIELRAD x3.11 be uaed aa a �upplemental �neatss of
passing on Public Action Signala.
B. Attack
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A1Z perscnnel of the Warn3,ng Syatem w:i.1.1 remain alerted
and capable of passing aupplementary infor�aation and notiae of
termination of the Air Raid Warn3ng. The Warning pfficer w3.11 con-
tinuouely monitor the, warning cirauits to asaure aperability. He
�a.11 record aG7.1 dam�ged eircuits and initiate reatoxal aetion at
the earli.est opportunity.
C. Poatattack
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Al]. p�rsonriel of the system will re�nain alerted arid cap-
able oF pasaing sub�equer�t attack xarnings and other special in-
formaticn. Sabsequent attacka will b� announced by the dissemina.tion
of an Air Raid Warning in the same manner as for an in3tial attack.
D. Severe Weather Warnir�a
l. S� WEATHER WARNINGS are pasaed out b� t,he U,S«
Weather Bureau aver the State Po11ce Radia network in Illinoia 'to
covrity and city offia3als.
2. The County Ci�ril Defense Carps has arranged with th�
3heriff�a office to transmit the SE`1ERE WEATHER WARNINGS to princi-
pal cities in the county.,
3. WA.R�NQS are� c�f three types:
Section 9. Th� City Co�sncil may� on recarmnendation of the a►un3.cipal
dir�c or o . c vil defense, authoriz^e any purchae� or con�racts necessary to
place the municipality in a po�ition to combat ePfectively any di�a�ter re-
sul.ting from t�ie explosion of any nuclear or other bomb or missile� �nd to
proteet the public health and safetq, proteet property, and prrrvide emer-
ger�cy asaiata.nce to victims 3n the ca�e of such disaster, ar frc�m natural
disaster.
In the event of eneraa,y caused or riatural di�aster, the �.unicip�l di-
reator of ciYi1 defenae is �.uthori�ed, on behalf of the munic3.palitgi to
procure auch aex-vi.Qes� suppl3es, equipqnent, or maater3.a1 aa may be r�ecessary
for such purposea� in v3.ew of the exigency, xithout regard to the statutory
proeedures or formalities normally preseribed by lax pertaining to mtax�ie3-
pal contracts or c�bligations, a� authoriaed by "3'he Illinois Civil Defenare
Act oi i95ip, provided that, if the C1ty Council �neets at such time, he
shall. act sv.b�ect to the d3rections and restrictione i.n�posed by that bc�dy.
Seation 10. Every person appointed to serve 3.t1 ar�y capaaity in the
mw�.#.c��c3v`3�.�defen�e organ�.zation shall� before entering t�pon h3,s duties,
aubecribe to the following oath, which �hall be filed xith the directort
"T, Sam �. Sebree, Local Civi1 Defense Direetor of the civil dmfen�e organ-
i�ation of Csnton do sol�nl.y s�ear (or affirm) that I will suppox�t a�d de-
fend axld bear true Paith and allegian�e to the Constitntion of the United
3tates and the Constitution of the State of Illinois, and the territory�
in$titutions and tacilities thereof� both public and private, against all
enemtes, �or�ign and domeat3c; that I take this obligation �i�lel,�r� withc�ut
a,ny mental reaervation or purpoae of e�va�ion; and that I tarill we11 �nd
Faithtully discharge th� duties upon �3.ah I aia about to enter, and I do
further s�rrear (or affirm) that I do not ad�ocate, nar am I nor ha.ve S been
a �eu�ber of ax�r poli.�ical party or organization tha� advocatea the over-
thrrr� of the government o�' the United States or oF thia stat� by fcrce or
violence; and t,hat during such ti�e as I am' affiliat�d xith the Canton
Civ31 D�.fenae Organi�ation, I will not advocate nor beeome a me�aber of
any politiaal party or orgaxiization that advocates the overthrcy�r of the
goverrtment of the United States or of th3s state by force or violence.�+
Ssction 11. The Mayor is antharized to design,ate space in the C3tg
Hall or e s�ie'"re� as may be pronided for by the City Council for the
municipal civ3.l defense organization as its oFfiae.
3'ect3.oa 12. The City Gouncil may have an appropriation for c�ei1
defen�e purpo�es in the �manrzer provided by la,w� and may levy in add3.tio�a
for civil defen�e purpo�es c�nnl,q, a ta�c not ta e�cceed (5) cents per h�utdred
(Z00) dollars of the asseased valne of a].l taica,ble property in addition to
all ather taae�, as provided by �The Illinois Civil Defenae Act of 1951,"
as ainendad.
3eativn 13. This ordinance ahall be 3n force from and after its
passage�a p ov�1., as provided by la�.
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Passed this ��i-a� day of��lpr�, 1��8.
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Approved thi� 5���ti da� of.;Apri�� l�:
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