The following words and phrases whenever used in this chapter shall be construed as defined in this section, unless from the context a different meaning is intended, or unless a different meaning is specifically defined and more particularly directed to the use of such words or phrases:
ABSENT: Not physically present or not able to be communicated with for two (2) hours. "Absent" does not include a person who can be communicated with via telephone, radio or telecommunications.
CITY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN: A plan adopted by the City for providing emergency management functions during a disaster or local emergency.
DISASTER: A situation causing, or threatening to cause, widespread damage, social disruption, injury or loss of life or property, whether publicly or privately owned, resulting from attack, internal disturbance, material phenomena, weather phenomena, geological phenomena, or technological hazard.
EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR: A person designated in accordance with this chapter to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office when the person legally exercising the powers and duties of that office is unavailable.
LOCAL EMERGENCY: A condition in any political subdivision of the State which requires that emergency assistance be provided by the affected political subdivision to save lives and protect property within its jurisdiction in response to a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster.
OFFICE: All State and local offices, the powers and duties of which are defined by constitution, statutes, charters, optional plans, ordinances, articles or bylaws.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: Counties, cities, towns, metro townships, districts, authorities, and other public corporations and entities whether organized and existing under charter or general law.
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OFFICER: A person holding an office in a political subdivision.
UNAVAILABLE: Absent from the place of governance during a disaster that seriously disrupts normal governmental operations, whether or not that absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy under existing constitutional or statutory provisions. (Ord. 17-09)