(A) The Director of Civil Defense shall be appointed by the County Civil Defense Advisory Council. Qualifications for Director will be determined by the Advisory Council with input from the Commissioners of the county. The Director may hold no local, state, or federal office during the terms of his or her appointment as Director of Civil Defense. The Director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of the Civil Defense program within the county and shall be responsible to the Chairperson of the Civil Defense Advisory Council.
(B) The appointment of the Director shall be for a term of one year, commencing January 1 and ending December 31. If the Council determines the Director to be inadequate to fulfill his or her responsibilities during such term, which shall include dereliction of duties (including failure to provide the State Civil Defense Director required annual reports and documentation), malfeasance in office, incompetence, insubordination, or deliberate disregard of the directives of superior county or state authorities, or physical or mental incapacity to perform his or her duties, the Director shall be removed by the Council from such position, in accordance with its by-laws, and the Council shall select or cause to be selected a temporary Director until a permanent Director is selected to serve as Director during the remainder of the year.
(C) The Director, subject to the direction and control of the Advisory Council and County Commissioners, shall be executive head of the Department of Civil Defense and shall have responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of the emergency management organization, including the following specific powers and duties.
(1) The Director shall be responsible for public relations, information, and education regarding all phases of emergency management.
(2) The Director shall be responsible for the development of a County Emergency Operating Plan, and upon adoption, shall be responsible for such implementation and revision of the plan as to maintain it on a current state of readiness at all times. This plan shall include all cities and towns within the county.
(3) The Director shall coordinate, within the county, all activities for emergency management and shall maintain liaison and coordinate with all other affected agencies, public and private.
(4) The Director shall coordinate the recruitment and training for volunteer personnel and agencies to augment the personnel and facilities of the county for emergency management purposes.
(5) The Director may seek, negotiate, and enter into (with the approval or ratification of the Commissioners and to the extent consistent with the State Emergency Operations Plan and program) mutual-aid arrangements with other public and private agencies for emergency management purposes, and take all steps in accordance with such arrangements to comply with or take advantage thereof in the event of an actual emergency affecting the parties.
(6) The Director may, when such offer has been approved by the Governor, accept any offer of the Federal Government to provide for the use of the county any services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds for emergency management purposes by way of gift, grant, or loan.
(7) The Director may seek and accept, from any person, firm, or corporation, any gratuitous offers to provide services, equipment, supplies, material, funds, or licenses, or privileges to use real estate or other premises to the county for emergency management purposes.
(8) The Director may issue proper insignia and papers to emergency management workers and other people directly concerned with emergency management.
(D) The Director, in addition to the powers and duties expressly provided above, shall be empowered with such other authority as from time to time hereinafter granted by a resolution of the County Commissioners.
(Ord. 1989-11, passed 10-2-1989)