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An intermediate level of the state emergency services organization consisting of a county and all political subdivisions within the county area [California Government Code, § 8559 (b)]. State regulations implemented following the East Bay Hills firestorm assigned responsibility for developing the Operational Area Emergency Management Organization to the local board of supervisors. In January 1995, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors accepted the recommendation to form a task force to implement an Operational Area in Alameda County. The Pleasanton City Council adopted by resolution the Operational Area Agreement on January 24, 1995. The attached agreement adopted by the Board of Supervisors on February 15, 2005 is a renewal of the Operational Area Agreement. It establishes a cooperative effort with the following features: • A pacnership for exchanging disaster intelligence, mutual aid requests, and resource requests in emergencies; • Allows for cooperative training and exercise; • The State's SEMS regulations and guidelines guide the policies and procedures of the organization; • The Sheriff/Director of Emergency Services is the Operational Area Coordinator responsible for assuring the representation of all affected jurisdictions in decision - making before, during, and after a disaster occurs; and • A representational Operational Area Council reviews and approves policies and procedures and serves as Alameda County's Civil Defense and Disaster Council. The Council also reviews grants such as the Emergency Management Planning Grant. Each year, the City Managers of the North, East and South County Cities decide which City Manager, or hislher designated alternate, will represent their area at the Operational Area Council's bi- annual meetings. As part of the resolution, the City Manager shall designate a minimum of two alternates from Pleasanton who are empowered to represent the East County Cities (Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin) to the Operational Area Council. If needed, these representatives can attend an orientation by Alameda County Office of Emergency Services on how the Operational Area and Cities work together. The City Manager must provide a list of the two persons in writing within (30) days of adoption of this resolution. Cities usually designate the Deputy City Manager, or employees in charge of Disaster Preparedness. In Pleasanton. this would he the EMS Manager and Disaster Preparedness Coordinator. S 05:263