(A) The intent of this chapter is to re-establish an agency that will ensure the complete and efficient utilization of all of Lincoln County's resources to combat emergencies as defined in this chapter, and under North Carolina law.
(B) The emergency management agency will be the coordinating agency for all activity in connection with emergency management. It will be the instrument through which the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners may exercise its authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in it during an emergency.
(C) This chapter shall not relieve any other Lincoln County department of the moral responsibilities or authority given to it in the county charter, local ordinances, or state law nor will it adversely affect the work of any volunteer agency organized for relief in emergencies.
(Ord. passed 3-21-2022)