In the event of actual or threatened disasters affecting the county, the principal executive officer may declare a local disaster emergency pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-29 for any period not to exceed seven days. The declaration shall be in writing, and indicate the nature of the disaster and the conditions which have brought it about, and the area, or areas, threatened, and to which the state of emergency applies (which may include the entire county, or only designated parts thereof). The declaration shall be filed in the offices of the County Clerk, and the Clerk of any incorporated municipality included in the declaration. The declaration is neither invalidated nor ineffective if any of the filing and dissemination requirements cannot be complied with due to the prevailing adverse circumstances. Such a declaration is not necessary if the Governor, pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-12 and 10-14-3-13, has already proclaimed a statewide or area wide state of emergency, including the county.
(Ord. 2016-03, passed 9-6-2016)