(A) The Coordinator of the Village E.S.D.A. shall be appointed by the President of the village, and shall become accredited by the State Emergency Services and Disaster Agency as soon as practical.
(B) The Coordinator shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, training and operation of the Village E.S.D.A. as prescribed in and by the State Emergency Services and Disaster Plan Program and the County Emergency Preparedness Plan subject to the direction and control of the President of the village. He or she shall coordinate and direct the activities of all organizations for emergency services and disaster operations within the area served by the Village E.S.D.A. and shall maintain liaison and cooperate with the E.S.D.A. and disaster agencies of the county, other counties and cities and of the federal and state governments.
(C) In the event of the absence, resignation, death or inability to serve of the Coordinator, the President of the village shall appoint a successor as soon as may be practical.
(D) The President of the village shall inform the Coordinator at the time of his or her appointment, and whenever also necessary, the chain of command.
(1986 Code, § 2-1-4)