(A) The Director of Emergency Management shall be appointed by the Advisory Council subject to the approval of the Board of Commissioners. Qualifications for Director will be determined by the Advisory Council subject to approval from the Board of Commissioners. In the event the individual selected by the Advisory Council is not approved by the Board, the Advisory Council shall select another individual to serve as the Director, and the same process will be repeated until the approval of the Director is obtained from the Board.
(B) The appointment of the Director shall be permanent, however, the Board may dismiss the Director for cause upon determining the Director to be inadequate to fulfill his or her responsibilities, which shall include, but not limited to, dereliction of duties, malfeasance in office, incompetence, insubordination, or deliberate disregard of the directives of the superior county authorities, or physical or mental incapacity to perform his or her duties.
(C) The Director, subject to the supervision, direction, and control of the Advisory Council, shall be executive head of the Department of Emergency Management, and shall have responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation, 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 Comprehensive Emergency Management 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. The Plan shall include all major cities within the county;
(3) The Director shall coordinate, with the county political subdivision, 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 of the Board and to the extent consistent with the State Department of Homeland Security Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, 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 and the Board, accept any offer from 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, with the approval of the Board, seek and accept from any person, firm, or corporation, any gratuitous offers to provide services, equipment, supplies, materials, funds, or licenses, or privileges to use real estate or other premises, to the county for emergency management purposes; and
(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 in division (C) above, shall be construed to have all powers and duties of a local Emergency Management Director as provided under I.C. 10-14-3.
(Ord. 2016-03, passed 9-6-2016)