HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 20-01RESOLUTION NO . OCSD 20-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT GRANTING
EMERGENCY POWER TO THE GENERAL MANAGER IN THE
EVENT THE PUBLIC HEAL TH AND SAFETY IS
ENDANGERED DUE TO A DISRUPTION OF SEWERAGE
SERVICE ; AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 75-160
WHEREAS, Orange County Sanitation District (Sanitation District) has the primary
responsibility to provide sewage collection, treatment, recycling, and disposal services for
metropolitan Orange County, serving a population of approximately 2 .6 million people;
WHEREAS, implicit in the nature of said service provided by the aforementioned
Sanitation District is the protection of the public health and safety to the greatest extent
possible;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Emergency Services Act, Sanitation District
currently has emergency authority to promulgate orders and regulations necessary to
provide for the protection of life and property ; and
WHEREAS, continued operation of the Sanitation District's sewerage facilities is
essential to the maintenance of said public health and safety.
NOW, THEREFORE , the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE , DETERMINE , AND ORDER:
Section 1: That in the event of the disruption , or potential disruption, of
Sanitation District services due to employee absences or other matters beyond the control
of the Sanitation District, the General Manager be, and is hereby authorized, to declare
an emergency status to mitigate danger to the public health and safety ;
Section 2 : That in the event an emergency status is declared by the General
Manager, he shall have full and complete authority to implement the following orders and
regulations necessary to provide for the protection of life and property :
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(a) Waive provisions of existing salary resolutions prohibiting overtime
compensation for management and supervisory personnel and be
authorized to pay said personnel overtime compensation at the rate of
one and one-half times their regular pay for all hours worked in excess
of 40 hours per pay period .
(b) Employ personnel to operate and maintain the Sanitation District's
facilities as needed.
(c) Employ security personnel or firms to protect the Sanitation District 's
property as needed .
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(d) Invoke the emergency provisions of the Sanitation District's Purchasing
Ordinance regarding procurement of materials and services; and
(e) Change other provisions of Human Resources Policies and Procedures
or Resolutions as the General Manager deems necessary to ensure
public safety in the time of emergency, with consent of the Board Chair .
The General Manager shall obtain consent from the Vice-Chair in the
absence of the Chair . Any changes to Board-approved policies and
procedures or resolutions shall be presented to the Board of Directors
for rat ification at their next regular meeting. Such changes shall only
remain in force and effect until necessary to ensure public safety and
only during the time of emergency, and
Section 3: That in the event an emergency status is declared by the General
Manager, the General Counsel be , and is hereby authorized, to commence any
appropriate legal proceedings that the circumstances warrant.
Section 4: Resolution No. 75-160 is hereby repealed .
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held
March 25 , 2020 .
David John Shawver
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) ss
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, Kelly A. Lore, Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation
District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No . OCSD 20-01 was passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 25th day of March , 2020, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
Collacott; Ferryman; Iglesias; B. Jones; S. Jones; Kim; Kring;
Massa-Lavitt; M . Murphy; R. Murphy; Nagel; Nguyen; Parker;
Peterson; Shaw; Shawver; Shea; Silva; F . Smith; Wanke;
Withers; and Yarc
None
None
Avery ; Bernstein and R. Murphy
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal
of Orange County Sanitation District this 25th day of March 2020.
e, MMC
Cle oft Board of Directors
Orange County Sanitation District
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