2003-1475-Ordinance No. 2003-032 Recorded 12/18/2003REVIEWED
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
An Ordinance Amending Title 8, Chapter 8.24, of
the Deschutes County Code, and Declaring an * ORDINANCE NO. 2003-032
Emergency.
WHEREAS, the Project Impact Steering Committee developed a business plan and recommended
changing the name to Project Wildfire; and
WHEREAS, the Project Impact Steering Committee recommended that more representation from the
entire County is needed; now, therefore,
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, ORDAINS
as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT. DCC Title 8, Chapter 8.24 is amended to read as described in Exhibit
"A," attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein, with new language underlined and language to
be deleted in striliethrough.
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Section 5. EMERGENCY. This Ordinance being necessary for the immediate preservation of the
public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Ordinance takes effect on its passage.
DATED this (I day of '2003.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
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DE IS R. LUKE, hair
TOM`DEWOLF, Commissioner
MitffAEL A . DALY, C ssioner
Date of 1St Reading: I ? day of AL003.
Date of 2"d Reading: day ofT 2003.
Record of Adoption Vote
Commissioner Yes No Abstained Excused
Dennis R. Luke
Tom DeWolf t/
Michael M. Daly
Effective date: t day o 003.
ATTEST:
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Recording Secretary
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EXHIBIT "A"
Chapter 8.24. PROJECT WILDFIRE
!ALFA T STEERING
COMMITTEE
8.24.010.
Formation.
8.24.020.
Membership and expenses.
8.24.030.
Election of chair and vice chair.
8.24.040.
Quorum.
8.24.050.
Meeting schedule.
8.24.050.
Powers and duties.
8.24.070.
Advisory role.
8.24.01.0. Formation.
A joit-A prejee steering committee is hereby
formed to coordinate, develop and implement
strategies to mitigate the effects of losses due to
natural disasters that strike Deschutes County.
The committee shall be called the Project Int
Wildfire Steering Committee and shall serve as a
local coordination group for Deschutes County.
(Ord. 2003-032 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2000-005 § 1,
2000)
8.24.020. Membership and expenses.
The committee shall be composed of 1542 to
204-7 members who reside or represent agencies
within Deschutes County. All members shall be
appointed by the Board of County
Commissioners. The terms of the members shall
be four years, commencing on January 1, of an
even numbered year. Appointments shall be on a
calendar basis. One halt all l
Deeember-31 2001. Not more than one-half of
all appointments shall expire in any even
numbered calendar year.
A. Committee members shall be representative
of the entire County and shall as closely as
possible, be made up of the following
persons, groups or entities:
1. A member from the insurance industry.
2. A member from the business community.
3.A rc.vr'niiiinicy.
6^5. A member from the marketing/
communications industry.
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6. A representative of Homeowners
Associations.
7. At least four representatives chosen from.
Bend Fire Department, Deschutes
County Rural Fire District #2, City o
Redmond Fire Department, La Pine
Rural Fire Protection District Cloverdale
Rural Fire Protection District and
Sisters -Camp Sherman Rural Fire
Protection District.
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-9-.8. A County Commissioner.
4&9. A representative from the 9-1-1
County Service District. E*eeutive B^^'a
fnembef.
44-.1.0. A representative from. the County
Community Development Department
Fepres,,ntative.
42-.11. A fnember representative of the
private forestry community.
12. A representative from the Sheriff's
Office emergency management program.
13. Up to an additional fwe three at -large
members.
B. In addition to the members allowed under A
above, the Board may appoint additional
representatives from:
1. A representative of the Oregon
Department of Forestry.
2, A representative of the US Forest
Service.
3. A representative of the Bureau of Land
Management.
4. A. representative of the Oregon State
University Extension District.
B -.C. Committee members shall receive no
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for
authorized expenses.
ED. A member of the committee may be
removed by the Board of County
Commissioners for misconduct,
nonperformance of duty, or three successive
unexcused absences from a regularly
scheduled meeting.
D-. E. Vacancies in the committee shall be
filled by an appointment by the Board of
EXHIBIT "A"
County Commissioners for the unexpired
term of the predecessor in the office.
.E.Ne eommiaee member- shall than
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FiF. The membership of the committee shall,
as much as possible be representative of the
various geographical parts of Deschutes
County.
(Ord. 2003-032 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2000-005 § 1,
2000)
8.24.030. Election of chair and vice chair.
At its first meeting in January of each year, the
committee shall elect from among its membership
a chair and a vice chair. No person shall be chair
for more than two years in succession.
(Ord. 2000-005 § 1, 2000)
8.24.040. Quorum.
A majority of the members of the committee shall
constitute a quorum. The committee may
establish rules, regulations, and procedures for its
operation consistent with the laws of the state and
Deschutes County.
(Ord. 2000-005 § 1, 2000)
projects using stakeholder and citizen input.
This shall be accomplished by working to
coordinate activities with and between other
public andprivate groups entities and
persons to plan for and implement both
wildfire and other natural hazard mitigation
plans and actions as efficiently as possible.
B. Advise the Board of County Commissioners,
Project Wildfire kiwaet staff and the
Deschutes County Office of Emergency
Management and other agencies and
programs on adoption and implementation of
wildfire mitigation. and other natural. hazard
projects, including but not limited to Prejee
hiipaetHazard Mitigation programs
approved by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA).
(Ord. 2003-032 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2000-005 § 1,
2000)
8.24.070. Advisory role.
The committee may:
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8.24.050. Meeting schedule.
The committee shall have a regularly scheduled
manthl-y meetings at least once every 3 months. B
(Ord. 2003-032 § 1, 2003; Ord. 2000-005 § 1,
2000)
8.24.060. Powers and duties.
The committee shall have the following duties:
entities, to ,l. , „ to ,.tw
nt at
r,,,a � �,gies
tO 'id . eat benefits th-ough 1.,.,..
ter mitigation of the potential less of life
and p'x--aper y duough na ufal and man rid
disasters. To reduce potential loss of life and
property through natural and man -caused
disasters by enhancing public awareness,
expanding community partnerships and
prioritizing_ potential. hazard mitigation
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Recommend and make suggestions to
persons, groups and entities concerning
disaster response plans, needed changes in
state or local laws and regulations, and
provide assistance to such persons, groups
and entities to implement such suggestions.
Recommend to public authorities standards
for regulating the future growth and
development within Deschutes County and
its incorporated cities to address disaster
planning issues in each jurisdiction.
C. Perform such other review and make
whatever other recommendations on disaster
planning matters as may be appropriate or
may be requested by the Board of County
Commissioners or any city council, person,
group or entity.
(Ord. 2000-005 § 1, 2000)