The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ATTACK: A nuclear, conventional, biological, or chemical warfare action against the United States of America or the state of Utah.
DISASTER: A situation causing, or threatening to cause, widespread damage, social disruption, or injury or loss of life or property resulting from attack, internal disturbance, natural phenomenon, or technological hazard.
DIVISION: The division of emergency services and homeland security established in title 53, chapter 2, emergency services and homeland security act.
EMERGENCY INTERIM SUCCESSOR: A person designated by this chapter to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of an office when the person legally exercising the powers and duties of the office is unavailable.
INTERNAL DISTURBANCE: A riot, prison break, disruptive terrorism, or strike.
NATURAL PHENOMENON: Any earthquake, tornado, storm, flood, landslide, avalanche, forest or range fire, drought, or epidemic.
OFFICER: All LaVerkin City officers, the duties of which are defined by the constitution, statutes, or ordinances.
TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD: Any hazardous materials accident, mine accident, train derailment, truck wreck, air crash, radiation incident, pollution, structural fire, or explosion.
UNAVAILABLE: Either a vacancy in office exists or there is no deputy authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge the duties of the office, or the lawful incumbent of the office, including any vacancy, and his duly authorized deputy, are absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office. (Ord. 2003-09, 7-2-2003)