Resolution 2026-XX Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TH E CITY OF FREMONT
DESIGNATING AND AUTHORIZING AGENTS TO ACT ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF FREMONT FOR ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO STATE
AND FEDERAL DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUNDING
WHEREAS, the City Manager, as Director of Emergency Services, is empowered to proclaim local emergencies if the City Council is not in session or request the City Council to proclaim the existence of a local emergency if the City Council is in session, and to request the Governor proclaim a “state of emergency”, when, in the opinion of the director, the locally available resources are inadequate to cope with the emergency; and
WHEREAS, following the proclamation of a local emergency, the City of Fremont (“City”) may, from time to time, be eligible for State and Federal disaster and emergency assistance funding as provided in (a) the California Disaster Assistance Act and (b) the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible for such funding, the City, per the requirements of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), is required to designate and authorize City personnel to act on its behalf in obtaining State and Federal disaster and emergency assistance funding and to provide the assurances and agreements required by Cal OES; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Department is designated in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan as the primary agency for the City’s Finance and Administration function, per California’s Standardized Emergency Management System, and is empowered to collect on behalf of the City all revenue to which the City is entitled; and
WHEREAS, this resolution is effective for all open and future disasters up to 3 years following the date of its approval.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council designates and authorizes the following personnel to act on behalf of the City on matters pertaining to State and Federal disaster and emergency assistance funding, including applying for and obtaining State and Federal disaster and emergency assistance funding, providing assurances and documents, and executing funding agreements required by Cal OES:
Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and Finance Director
SECTION 2. This enabling resolution is effective immediately upon passage and shall apply to all open and future disasters for a period of three years following the date of approval.
Resolution 2026-XX Page 2 of 2
ADOPTED _____________, by the City Council of the City of Fremont by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________ __________________________ City Clerk City Attorney