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APPENDIX B
AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES
This appendix establishes two foundations:
1. The legal basis—statutes, ordinances, executive orders, regulations, and proclamations—for emergency operations.
2. The basis for emergency authority, ensuring officials have the necessary powers to act during emergencies.
Not all authorities and references are used in the EOP Base Plan.
CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
▪ Resolution 95 -5, approving the agreement for participating in the Operational Area Organization of the County of Riverside on March 22, 1995 ▪ Resolution 95-6, adopting the Standardized Emergency Management System for emergency incidents within the City on March 22, 1995 ▪ Resolution 2006-8, adopting the National Incident Management System for emergency incidents within the City on March 8, 2006
▪ Resolution 2015 -34, adopting the California Fire Assistance Agreement (CFAA) for mutual aid response/requests within California.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
▪ County of Riverside, California, Code of Ordinances; Title 2 – Administration:
Chapter 2.100 – Emergency Management Organization
▪ County of Riverside Emergency Services Ordinance 533.7; item 3.16 on April 30, 2019 (effective May 30, 2019)
▪ Resolution, adopting the California Master Mutual Aid Agreement, July 1958 ▪ Resolution SLR-28, adopting Workmen's Compensation Benefits for Disaster Service Workers, June 8, 1988
▪ Resolution SLR-55, adopting the Emergency Operations Plan, November 15, 1988
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▪ Resolution 95 -205, adopting the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), August 15, 1995
▪ Resolution 95-206, adopting the Operational Area Agreement, August 15, 1995
▪ Resolution 2006-051 adopting the National Incidental Management System (NIMS) within County of Riverside on February 28, 2006
▪ Resolution adopting the County of Riverside Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJLHMP); item 3.5 on April 4, 2023
▪ Resolution 2019-180 adopting the revised County of Riverside Operational Area Emergency Operations Plan on August 6, 2019
CALIFORNIA
▪ California Assembly Bill 2311: Emergency Services - Access and Functional Needs (2016)
▪ California Constitution (Article XI: Local Government) ▪ California Coroners’ Mutual Aid Plan
▪ California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement ▪ California Disaster Assistance Act (Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 6 of the California Code of Regulations)
▪ California Emergency Services Act (Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7 of the Government Code)
▪ California Fire Service and Rescue Emergency Mutual Aid Plan ▪ California Government Code §3100, Disaster Service Workers and Public Employees
▪ California Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan
▪ California Senate Bill 160: Emergency Services - Cultural Competence (2019) ▪ California Assembly Bills 2311 and 477: Access and Functional Needs (2019) ▪ California Senate Bill 833: Emergencies - Office of Emergency Services - Guidelines - Alert and Warning Systems (2018)
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▪ Disaster Service Worker Program Authorities (Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 8 of the Government Code and Section 3211.92 of the Labor Code) ▪ Standardized Emergency Management System (Title 19, Division 2, Chapter 1 of the California Code of Regulations)
▪ Standardized Emergency Management System Guidelines
▪ State of California Emergency Plan
▪ Title 19, Public Safety, Division 2, Chapter 2, Emergencies and Major Disasters, §2510
▪ Title 19, Public Safety, Division 2, Chapter 6, California Disaster Assistance Act, §2900
FEDERAL
▪ Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (PL 101-336) as amended ▪ Civil Rights Act of 1964 (PL 88-352, Section VI)
▪ Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans (2021)
▪ Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950 (PL 920)
▪ Homeland Security Act of 2002 (PL 107-296)
▪ Homeland Security Presidential Directive / HSPD -5: Management of Domestic Incidents
▪ Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (Executive Order 13166)
▪ Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness (Executive Order 13347)
▪ National Incident Management System (updated 2017)
▪ National Response Framework (2019)
▪ Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 (PL 109-308) ▪ Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (PL 109-295) ▪ Presidential Policy Directive / PPD-8: National Preparedness City of Cathedral City
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▪ Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (PL 93 -288 as amended