HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1965-3936 (2)RESOLUTION NO. 3936 RESOLUTION NO. 3936
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA SAFETY COMMITTEE
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows :
WHEREAS , the safety of all employees of the City Government
of the City of Chula Vista is a matter of deep and sincere concern to
the City Administration, and
WHEREAS , one of the most pressing problems in municipal
administrations throughout the country today is the need for formally
establishing municipal employee safety programs , and
WHEREAS , effective municipal employee safety programs can
prevent the heavy loss of tax dollars which are drained away from other
essential city services and programs through costly accidents , injuries
and insurance premiums , and
WHEREAS , municipal employee safety programs are humanitarian,
economical, in conformance to law, and reflect a sincere interest in
people and the value of human life.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista that said Council hereby establishes a Safety
Committee advisory to Administration, to be made up of six employees and
their designated alternates within the City Government, and a Safety
Advisor who shall be the Chief Administrative Officer or his designated
Representative, and said Safety Committee and Advisor shall work together
in providing a positive safety action program bent on developing and
maintaining an atmosphere and an attitude among City employees to protect
said employees and the City against bodily harm, equipment damage, and
financial losses .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Safety Advisor be, and he is
hereby directed to carry forward the intent and implementation of the
Safety Action Program by assisting and giving guidance wherever and
whenever indicated by the circumstances of the following:
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a. Each Department Head shall appoint to the Safety
Committee a responsible employee from his department to act as a
Safety Coordinator on the Safety Committee, with the exception that
one employee shall be appointed as Safety Coordinator for the Finance
Office, Personnel Office, Attorney' s Office, Administrative Office,
Planning Office and the Library, and two employees , one from field
operations and one from office operations , shall be appointed as
Safety Coordinators for the Public Works Department. This exception
is due to the number of employees being represented in said departments .
b. Membership in said Committee shall be for a period of
two years , and can be renewed for a period of one additional year upon
the request of the department head involved.
c. A Chairman, from an upper-level supervisory position, shall
be elected from the Committee membership for a three-year term.
d. Monthly Safety Committee meetings may be held with
appropriate agenda outlining the work to be done Jy said Committee ,
and the distribution of the minutes from said meetings shall be sent
to Administration and to all department heads .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said Committee shall establish
by-laws to assure the efficient and effective operation of said Committee
in carrying out such action programs as Accident Investigation, Safety
Education, Safety Inspections , Safety Incentive Programs , and such other
programs as may be necessary and advisable to enamder the concepts of
safe working conditions , a safety environment and a safety attitude
among all employees of the City Government.
Presented by
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Gary Fo , Personnel Officer
Approved as to form by
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George D. %indberg, City Attorney;
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this2lstday of December
1965 , by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN Sparling, McMains, McAllister, Anderson, McCorquodale
NAYES: COUNCILMEN None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None
J Mayor of the City of Chula Vista
ATTEST __ __ r ::
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, KENNETH P. CAMPBELL, City Clerk of the City of Chula
Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is a full, true and correct copy of _ ,
and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
DATED:
City Clerk
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