Civil Defense Advisory Council

There is hereby created a Civil Defense Advisory Council, hereinafter called the “Council”, consisting of fourteen (14) members, in addition to the chairman, appointed by I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guahan as follows: one (1) member from the Guam Police Department; one (1) member from the Guam National Guard; one (1) member from the Department of Public Health and Social Services; one (1) member shall be the President of the Mayors’ Council of Guam or his representative; one (1) member from the Department of Education; one (1) member from the Department of Agriculture and eight (8) public minded citizens from private business, welfare organizations or civic associations on Guam. In addition to the foregoing fourteen (14) members, I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guahan is hereby authorized to request from appropriate military authorities the designation of two (2) members from the Armed Forces of the United States to provide liaison between the Armed Forces and the government of Guam in Civil Defense activities. The Council shall advise I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guahan and the Administrator on matters pertaining to civil defense. I Maga’hågan/Maga’låhen Guahan shall serve as Chairman of the Council, and the members thereof shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as certified by the Treasurer of Guam. SOURCE: GC § 8504. Amended by P.L. 24-298:10 (Dec. 3, 1998) effective Jan. 4, 1999. 2009 NOTE: P.L. 28-045:10 (June 6, 2005) changed the name of the Department of Education to the Guam Public School System. P.L. 30-050:2 (July 14, 2009) reverted the name of the Guam Public School System to the Department of Education. References to Guam Public School System have been changed to Department of Education pursuant to P.L. 30-050:3.