HomeMy WebLinkAbout3095 AMND 2.26 to Ashland Wildfire Mitigation Comm
ORDINANCE NO._3_0S
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AMC CHAPTER 2.26 FIREWISE
COMMISSION TO ASHLAND WILDFIRE MITIGATION COMMISSION
Annotated to show ae' s-and additions to the code sections being modified. Deletions are
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WHEREAS, Article 2. Section 1 of the Ashland City Charter provides:
Powers of the City. The City shall have all powers which the constitutions, statutes, and
common law of the United States and of this State expressly or impliedly grant or allow
municipalities, as fully as though this Charter specifically enumerated each of those
powers, as well as all powers not inconsistent with the foregoing; and, in addition thereto,
shall possess all powers hereinafter specifically granted. All the authority thereof shall
have perpetual succession.
WHEREAS, Ashland Fire & Rescue desires to create a commission to develop, implement, and
maintain a community wildfire mitigation strategy.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2.26 of the Ashland Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
FIREWISE ASHLAND WILDFIRE MITIGATION COMMISSION
Section 2.26.010 Purpose
The ;use Ashland Wildfire Mitieation Commission shall provide advice and guidanee
support to the Council and eCity departments and education to the community on wildfire
issues and plans for mitigation action within the . Specifically, the Commission will
function as the entity to foster the efforts of the City of Ashland to adopt and achieve the
goals set forth in the Fire Adapted Communities program suppoA and maintain the City' °
eertifiention through Firewise Communities, USA.
- Section 2.26.020 Established Membership
The use Ashland Wildfire Mitigation Commission is established and shall consist of no
less than seven (7) voting members, and certain non-voting ex officio members consisting of a
member of the City Council, a representative of Ashland Fire and Rescue, and additional staff as
needed. The Fire Department AW designee shall serve as the primary staff liaison and as
Secretary of the Commission. Voting members will be community members at large, and shall
be designated by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council. Community members will be
eneouraged, but not limited to, neighbor-hood repr-esentatives based on Firewis
Communities neighbor-hoods.
Section 2.26.030 Powers and Duties Generally
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The powers, duties and responsibilities of the use Ashland Wildfire Mitigation
Commission shall be as follows:
A. To develop, coordinate and promote
eommunity assessments a comprehensive community wildfire strategy;
B. To initiate, and enhance and promote full eitizen community participation and
responsibility in reducing wildfire risk;
C. To submit recommendations to City Council and eCity departments regarding the
community's wildfire safety mitigation strategy: and
D. To implement and renew Firewise Communities USA eer-tifleation on an annual basis;
and
F, To promote and support a relationship with surrounding areas and jurisdictions that
pertain to or benefit wildfire safety in Ashland. publie knowledge and Beeeptanee of the
Firewise Communities program and homeowner partieipation in assu
SECTION 2. Savings. Notwithstanding this amendment/repeal, the City ordinances in existence
at the time any criminal or civil enforcement actions were commenced, shall remain valid and in
full force and effect for purposes of all cases filed or commenced during the times said
ordinances(s) or portions thereof were operative. This section simply clarifies the existing
situation that nothing in this Ordinance affects the validity of prosecutions commenced and
continued under the laws in effect at the time the matters were originally filed.
SECTION 3. Severability. The sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses of this ordinance
are severable. The invalidity of one section, subsection, paragraph, or clause shall not affect the
validity of the remaining sections, subsections, paragraphs and clauses.
SECTION 4. Codification. Provisions of this Ordinance shall be incorporated in the City Code,
and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "code", "article", "section", or another word, and
the sections of this Ordinance may be renumbered or re-lettered, provided however, that any
Whereas clauses and boilerplate provisions (i.e., Sections [No 3-4] need not be codified, and the
City Recorder is authorized to correct any cross-references and any typographical errors.
The foregoing ordinance was first read by title only in accordance with Article X,
Section 2(C) of the City Charter on the. day of , 2014,
an my PASSED and ADOPT this day of , 2014.
Barbara M. Christensen, City Recor r
SIGNED and APPROVED this _ day o4zc 2014.
o Stromberg, May
Rev' ed as to in
avid H. ohman, City Attorney
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