(A) Creation of Department and Advisory Council. Pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-17(b)(1), there is hereby created and established the Howard County Department of Emergency Management (“Department”) and the Howard County Emergency Management Advisory Council (“Council”).
(B) Council membership; Chairman.
(1) Pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-17(c), the Council shall consist of the following individuals or their designees:
(a) The President of the Howard County Board of Commissioners;
(b) The President of the Howard County Council;
(c) The Mayor of the City of Kokomo;
(d) An individual appointed jointly by and representing the Russiaville Town Council and the Greentown Town Council;
(e) Any representative or representatives of private or public agencies or organizations that the Council, in its sole discretion, deems necessary to assist the Department; and
(f) One commander of a local Howard County civil air patrol unit or the commander’s designee, to be appointed by the Council in its sole discretion.
(2) The President of the Howard County Board of Commissioners or his or her designee shall serve as the Chairman of the Council. Any designee of a member shall be appointed in writing signed by the member and delivered to the Council Chairman.
(C) Council responsibilities and powers. The Council shall have the following responsibilities and powers:
(1) Exercise general supervision and control over the emergency management and disaster program of Howard County.
(2) Select or cause to be selected, with the approval of the Howard County Board of Commissioners, a county Emergency Management and Disaster Director (“Director”) who:
(a) Has direct responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of the Department and the emergency management program in Howard County; and
(b) Is responsible to the Chairman of the Council.
(D) Department responsibilities. Under the supervision of the Council and Director, the Department shall be responsible for operating and administering an emergency management program for Howard County.
(E) Funding. As required by I.C. 10-14-3-17(b)(1) and (g), the Howard County Council shall provide adequate funding for the effective operation of the Department.
(F) County employees. The Director and all employees of the Department shall be Howard County employees.
(Ord. 2012-BCCO-36, passed 12-27-12)
Cross-reference:
Emergency management, see Ch. 35