(A) (1) The Coordinator of each Emergency Management Agency may, in collaboration with other public agencies within his or her immediate vicinity, develop or cause to be developed mutual aid arrangements with other political subdivisions within the state for reciprocal disaster response and recovery assistance in case a disaster is too great to be dealt with unassisted.
(2) The mutual aid shall not, however, be effective unless and until approved by each of the political subdivisions.
(3) The arrangements shall be consistent with the County and State Emergency Operations Plan and County and State Emergency Management Program, and in the event of a disaster, it shall be the duty of each Emergency Management Agency to render assistance in accordance with the provisions of the mutual aid arrangements.
(B) The Coordinator of an Emergency Management Agency may, subject to the approval of the State Director, assist in the negotiation of mutual aid agreements between this and other states.
(Prior Code, § 35.07) (Ord. passed 3-16-1989)