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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON STATE OF CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 357 ESTABLISHING STANDBY COUNCILMEN FOR PRESERVATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN EVENT OF WAR OR NUCLEAR ATTACK The City Council does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. The City Council as a local agency in an area which may be a prime target for enemy attack, establishes a system for preservation of local government, and creates the office of standby Councilman, pursuant to the author- ity of Section 1550 et seq of the Government Code of the State of California. SECTION 2. STANDBY OFFICERS. There is hereby established the office of standby councilmen, to provide for the continuance of the legislative body of the City of Pleasanton in case of a disaster. Duties: duties: Each stand-by officer shall have the following To inform himself of the duties of the office for which he is standby officer. Officers and employee: of the local agency shall assist him and each local agency shall provide each standby officer with a copy of this article. To keep informed of the business and affairs of the local agency to the extent necessary to enable him to fill his post competently. For this purpose the local agency may arrange information meetings and require attendance. To immediately report himself ready for duty in the event of disaster at the place and in the method previously designated by the local agency. To fill the post for which he has been appointed wh~ because of disaster it has become vacant. Standby Officers No. 2 and No. 3 shall substitute in suc- cession for Standby Officer No. 1 in the same way that said standby officer is substituted in place of the regular officer. He shall serve until the recovery of the regular officer from his injuries or the election or appointment of a new regular officer. (Stats. 1957, Ch. 1368.) - 1 -