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264 ORDINANCE # 191 MUNICIPAL CIVIL DEFENSE ORDINANCE An ordinance Providing for Civil Defense and for Protection and Promotion of Public Safety, Health, and Welfare in the Village of Roseville, Minnesota during Civil Defense Emergencies. The Village Council of Roseville does ordain: Section 1, Policy and Purpose SUBDIVISION 1. Because of the existing and increasing possibility of the occurence of disasters if unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from enemy attack" sabotage, or other hostile action, and in order to insure that prep- arations of this Village will be adequate to deal with such disaaters and generally to provide for the COllDnon defense and to protect the public peace, health, and safety and to preserve the lives and propety of the people of this village, it is hereby found and declared to be necessary: (a) ~o establish a local Civil Defense agency; ~ (b) To provide for the exercise of necessary powers during Civil Defense emergencies; ( e) To provide for the rendering of mutual aid between this village and other political subdivisions of thisj/ state and of other states with respect to the carrying out of Civil Defense functions. SUBDIVISION 2. It is further declared to be the purpose of this ordinance and,the policy of the Village that all Civil Defense functions. of this ~illage be coordinated to the maximum extent practicable with the comparable functions of the federal government, of this state, and of other states and localities, and of private agencies of every type, to the end that the most effective preparations and use made of the nation's manpower', resources, and facilities for dealing with any disaster that may occur. SECTION 2, Definitions SUBDIVISION 1. "Civil Defense" means the preparation for and the carrying out of aU emergency functions, other than functions for irhiich military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters caused by enemy attacq sabotage or other hostile action. These functions include, without limitation" fire-fighting services, police services, DMidical and health services, rescue, engineering, airraid warning services, communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense,. evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare serviees, emergency transportaion, existing or properly assigned functions of plant protection, temporary restoration of public. utility services, and other functions related to civilian protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to preparation for and carrying out of the foregoing functions. SUBDIVISION 2. "Civil Defense Emergency" means an emergency deiUared by the governor under the Minnesota Civil Defense Act of 1951, Laws 1951, Ch. 694, Sec. :301. SUBDIVISION 3. "Civil Defense Forces" means any personnel em~loyed by the Village and any other volumteer or paid member, of thelocal Civil Defense agency engaged in carrying on Civil Defense functions in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance or any rule or oeder thereunder.