(A) The organization shall consist of the following:
(1) An agency of civil preparedness within the Executive Department of the county government under the direction of the Board of Commissioners. The agency head of the County Civil Preparedness Agency shall be known as the Coordinator, and such assistants and other employees as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the agency will be appointed;
(2) The employees and resources of all towns and county departments, boards, institutions, and councils will participate in the civil preparedness activities. Duties assigned to town or county departments shall be the same or similar to the normal duties of the Department where possible; and
(3) Volunteer personnel and agencies offering service to and accepted by the towns and county.
(B) The Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Coordinator of the County Civil Preparedness Agency who shall be a person well-versed and trained in planning operations involving the activities of many different agencies which will operate to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in the event of danger from enemy action or disaster as defined in this subchapter.
(C) The Coordinator shall designate and appoint Deputy Coordinators to assume the emergency duties of the Coordinator in the event of his or her absence or inability to act.
(Ord. passed 11-3-1975; Res. passed 11-3-1975)