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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL CITY
COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT) PROGRAM,
AND EXTENDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION
BENEFITS TO CERT VOLUNTEERS
WHEREAS, the National City Fire Department desires to implement a Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program to help the City better meet its emergency
preparedness and response mission; and
WHEREAS, National City residents have expressed interest in serving the National
City community by participating in the CERT Program; and
WHEREAS, National City CERT volunteers will be trained to assist othes in basic
emergency response until the arrival of professional First Responders; and
WHEREAS, the CERT Program will focus on community assistance, information
sharing, evacuation sites, and shelters; and
WHEREAS, Fiscal Year 2009 Homeland Security Grant funds, which were
accepted by the City on October 20, 20009, by the adoption of Resolution No. 2009-252, will be
used to fund the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 CERT Program implementation and start-up costs of
approximately $5,000 to $10,000, and the Cities Readiness Initiative Grant funds are available
to fund the additional years of the Program; and
WHEREAS, registered CERT members shall be deemed to be Disaster Service
Workers for the City of National City for the sole purpose of extending Workers' Compensation
benefits for injuries incurred while performing volunteer services for the City, and such benefits
will be the sole and exclusive remedy in the event of injuries while performing volunteer CERT
activities; and
WHEREAS, registered CERT volunteers are covered under the Volunteer
Protection Act of 1997, which provides immunity to volunteers acting in the scope and course of
their volunteer duties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City herby authorizes the implementation of the National City Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) Program, and extends Workers' Compensation benefits to CERT
volunteers.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of Novembr, 2010.
on Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED TO FORM:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
audia G. it : , s. y Attorney
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on
November 23, 2010 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Morrison, Sotelo-Solis, Van Deventer, Zarate.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City 3Ierk of the City bf National City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2010-251 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on November 23, 2010.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy