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Agenda Item
ASR
Control 25-000829 |
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MEETING
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12/16/25 |
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legal entity taking action: |
Board
of Supervisors |
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board of supervisors district(s): |
All
Districts |
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SUBMITTING Agency/Department: |
Sheriff-Coroner (Approved) |
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Department contact person(s): |
Cory
Martino (714) 647-1817 |
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Michelle
Anderson (714) 628-7158 |
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Subject: Amendment to Emergency Services
Ordinance
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ceo CONCUR |
County Counsel Review |
Clerk of the Board |
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Concur |
Approved
Ordinance to Form |
Discussion |
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3
Votes Board Majority |
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Budgeted: N/A |
Current Year
Cost: N/A |
Annual Cost: N/A |
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Staffing Impact: |
No |
# of Positions: |
Sole Source: N/A |
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Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A
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Prior Board Action: 10/28/2025 #11, 10/14/2025 #8,
1/25/2005 #35, 1/11/2005 #40 |
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RECOMMENDED
ACTION(S):
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Read title of Ordinance, "An
Ordinance of the County of Orange, California amending Sections 3-1, of the
Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange regarding Emergency
Services." |
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Consider the matter. |
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Set second reading and adoption for the
next regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting for adoption. |
SUMMARY:
Adopting
amendments to an Ordinance of the County of Orange, California modifying the
Emergency Services Ordinance to remove outdated language, incorporate
references to revised California Government Code will address volunteers and
donations during emergencies.
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION:
The intent of this agenda item is
to revise the County Emergency Services Ordinance including updating outdated
information, clarify language, and incorporate information related to
volunteers, donations, and purchases.
In Orange County, emergency
management is codified in the County Ordinances as Title 3 - Public Morals,
Safety and Welfare, Division 1 - Emergency Services. Section 3-1 lays out the emergency
organization for the County and how the County, as an individual jurisdiction,
will function. It also establishes and recognizes the Operational Area.
The table below details the history
of the Emergency Services Ordinance.
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Board
Approved |
Ordinance |
Comments |
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6/26/01 |
First reading |
First reading of an ordinance amending
section 3-1-4 on Emergency Services; rescind Resolution 97-204; adopt
resolution |
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7/17/01 |
Second Reading and Adoption |
Second reading and adoption of An
Amendment to an Ordinance of the County of Orange, California, Amending
Section 3-1-4 on Emergency Services, rescind Resolution 97-204, adopt
resolution implementing changes to Emergency Organization. |
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1/11/05 |
First Reading |
Emergency Management Council requests an
ordinance repealing Section 3-1-3 of the Codified Ordinances regarding
establishment and membership of the Emergency Management Council, and
replacing it with language stating that the number and membership of the
Council shall be established by Resolution |
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1/25/05 |
Second Reading and Adoption |
Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance of
the County of Orange, California Repealing and Replacing Section 3-1-3 of the
Codified Ordinances of the County of Orange on the Establishment and
Membership of the Emergency Management Council; and adopt resolutions
establishing membership of Emergency Management Council, which shall rescind
prior Resolution 01-212 |
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10/14/25 |
First Reading |
First reading of "An Ordinance of the County of Orange,
California Amending Division 1 of Emergency Services, Article 1. Emergency
Organization"; - Continued to
10/28/2025 |
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10/28/25 |
First Reading |
Consider first reading of "An Ordinance
of the County of Orange, California Amending Division 1 of Emergency
Services, Article 1. Emergency Organization" - Deleted |
Since then, the California legislature has
passed the following legislation that impacts the County Ordinance by updating
the California Government Code 8555-8562:
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Senate Bill 52 (effective January 1,
2022) broadened the definition of emergency to include planned power
outages |
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Senate Bill 468 (effective January 1,
2022) broadened the definition of emergency to include electromagnetic
pulse attacks |
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Senate Bill 816 (effective January 1,
2022) included federally recognized California Indian tribes in the Master
Mutual Aid Agreement |
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Assembly Bill 1945 (effective January 1,
2021) defined first responders for whom the State will develop curriculum
and adopt standards and procedures for training as being an employee of the
state or a local public agency who provides emergency response services,
including a peace officer, firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical
technician, public safety dispatcher, or public safety telecommunicator |
At the November 2024 Emergency Management
Council (EMC) meeting, an initial draft of the revised ordinance was considered
and recommended to the Board of Supervisors for adoption. Current suggested
revisions include:
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Tying the definition of emergency to the
California Emergency Services Act; |
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Removing the 50-mile reference from
definition of absence; |
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Adding information related to donations
and volunteers; and |
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Reconciling emergency purchases to tie
back to the County Contract Policy Manual that is approved by the Board of
Supervisors. |
Sheriff now requests Board adoption of the
proposed amendment to the Emergency Services Ordinance as noted in the
Recommended Actions. The Emergency Management Council approved the revised
ordinance at its February 19, 2025, Quarterly Meeting.
Compliance with CEQA: This action is not a
project within the meaning of CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and is therefore
not subject to CEQA since it does not have the potential for resulting in
either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment. The approval of this agenda item
does not commit the County to a definite course of action in regard to a
project since the action authorized herein involves the Emergency Services
Ordinance. This proposed activity is therefore not subject to CEQA. Any future
action connected to this approval that constitutes a project will be reviewed
for compliance with CEQA.
FINANCIAL
IMPACT:
N/A
STAFFING
IMPACT:
N/A
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment
A - Draft Ordinance
Attachment B Redline
Attachment C California Government Code 8555-8562
Attachment D Ordinance 99-24
Attachment E - County Ordinances as Title 3 - Public Morals, Safety and
Welfare, Division 1 - Emergency Services
Attachment F - Senate Bill 52
Attachment G - Senate Bill 468
Attachment H - Senate Bill 816
Attachment I - Assembly Bill 1945