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Ordinances enacted through January 13, 2009

Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. A8-5. Operational area created.

The Santa Clara County Operational Area is hereby created and shall consist of the County and all political subdivisions within the County area.

Peacetime Emergencies

The County of Santa Clara is signatory to the Santa Clara County Operational Area Interim Agreement which calls for the sharing of information and resources during emergencies. The County of Santa Clara and 15 cities signed this agreement in April, 1995.

In the event of a major non-war emergency, the Santa Clara County Operational Area Organization may be activated in whole or in part to serve all or a portion of Santa Clara County upon request of the governing bodies of the affected jurisdictions or their authorized officials and with the concurrence of the chair of the Board of Supervisors, County Executive, or their designee.

State of War Emergency

Pursuant to the provisions of the California Emergency Services Act, the Santa Clara County Operational Area Organization is created to serve in a "state of war" emergency as a link in the system of communications and coordination between the state's emergency operating centers and the emergency operating centers of the County, special districts, and cities comprising the operational area.

(Ord. No. NS-300.600, § 2, 5-13-97)

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