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RESOLUTION
Mr, Cordon
June 22,
IN RE: AUTHORIZATIOSN FOR COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR CIVIL DEFENSE
CONTROL CENTER
THE OAKLAND COUNTY '30AM OF SUPERVISORS
i\i‘r. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, this Board did, by the adoption of Miscellaneous Resolution No.
April 27, 1959, establish a Civil Defense Policy and Organization and defined the duties and
responsibilities of the Director of Civil Defense and other County personnel to insure the complete
and efficient utilization of all the County's facilities to combat disaster resulting from enemy
attack in any form or from natural disaster; and
WHEREAS, the Michigan Office of Civil Defense has prepared and issued a 'Survival Plan"
involving thirteen counties (of which Oakland County is one) based upon Detroit as being the
assumed target city; and
WHEREAS, this Survival Plan has dolegat•ad to the various County departments the
responsibilities commensurate with their normal occupations in the operational phase of Civil
Defense; and
WHEREAS, in order to effectively carry out to the fullest extent the relief and activity
necessary to combat disaster it is necessary to establish an operational headquarters to direct the
activities of the different County (it:party:lents to render the utmost service toward preservation and
relief; and
WHEREAS, the facilities of the different departments in the County would be dependent one
upon the other to perform an efficient operation, which could not be accomplished except through
central control; and
which
WHEREAS, such operational procedure will require a central location from/the various
activities of the different departments and Civil Defense volunteers can be coordinated and directed,
in Civil Defense as a County Civil Defense Control Crent,.,:x.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, in order to practicalc.ly and efficiently render
Inc utmost in relief and preservation in times of emergency by the different County departments and
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Vance C. Fouts naIl E, Taylor
CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE
,.Charles E. C
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Civil Defense volunteers, it be declared that a County Civil Defense Control Center for disaster
relief operations is necessary and that the Buildings and Grounds Committee be instructed to
take preliminary steps to develop plans for the construction of a County Civil Defense Control
Center in conjunction with the County building program now under consideration
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Civil Defense Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
Moved by Cardon supported by Hill the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Carey supported by Ingraham the resolution be referred to the Ways
and Means Committee for a report back to the Board not later than the second
meeting from this date.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Copy to Ways & Means Committee, L. Jarrendt, Civil Defense Director