(A) Title. This chapter shall be known as the County Emergency Management Ordinance.
(B) Liberal construction of powers. The general intent of this chapter is to provide for all necessary and indispensable powers and procedures reasonably needed to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergency conditions. To this end, all powers, both ministerial and discretionary, as conferred herein shall be liberally construed to supplement and augment, not to limit, any other powers or reasonable exercise of discretion which may ordinarily pertain to county officers, employees, department and agencies.
(C) Limitations. Nothing in this chapter is intended to supersede or delimit any statutory powers of the County Sheriff, nor the powers granted under I.C. 10-14-3-17 to any political subdivision to adopt and implement emergency plans and promulgate and enforce emergency management rules and regulations in the advent of an actual emergency affecting such political subdivision. However, such regulations and procedures as promulgated by the political subdivision may not be inconsistent with the county emergency management program and emergency plan established in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 2013-01, passed 2-19-2013)