(A) The head of the Department of Communications-Disaster-Emergency Services shall be known as the Communications-Disaster-Emergency Services (CDE) Coordinator and shall be appointed by the County Judge-Executive and the Mayor. The primary responsibilities of the CDE coordinator shall be the communications officer for the Police, Fire and Ambulance Departments; head of the 911 dispatcher personnel; the executive chairperson of the Emergency Services Preparedness Council; and operations officer of the emergency operations center for local governments. The Coordinator shall have the responsibility of supervising all functions and maintenance of the emergency operations center. The CDE coordinator in addition to his or her other duties shall be the appointed City Civil Defense Coordinator. He or she shall represent the Mayor on all matters pertaining to civil defense.
(B) There shall be appointed by the City Council an administrative assistant to the Coordinator who shall perform such functions and responsibilities that may be assigned by the Coordinator.
(C) All dispatchers shall be employed in the 911 system under the supervision of the Coordinator.
(Ord. 6-78, passed 4-4-1978)