The following words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
ABSENT: Not physically present or not able to be communicated with via telephone, radio or telecommunications for forty eight (48) hours.
ATTACK: A nuclear, conventional, biological, or chemical warfare action against the United States of America or this state.
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.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN: The formal plan compiled by the sheriff providing emergency operations procedures to be used during a disaster, which plan shall be on file in the office of the sheriff.
INTERIM SUCCESSION: Is intended to mean the temporary replacement or filling of offices within Millard County government to meet the demands of emergency response as a result of a natural phenomenon or disaster, and the period shall not extend beyond that required to formally provide for the filling of a vacancy by current statutory and constitutional provisions or until the officer or emergency interim successor earlier in the order of succession is available and which shall not exceed thirty (30) days.
INTERNAL DISTURBANCE: Riot, prison break, disruptive terrorism or strike.
LOCAL EMERGENCY: A condition in any area of the county which requires that emergency assistance be provided by the county or the affected political subdivision to save lives and protect property within its jurisdiction in response to a disaster, or to avoid or reduce the threat of a disaster.
NATURAL PHENOMENON: Any earthquake, tornado, storm, flood, landslide, avalanche, forest or range fire, drought, epidemic, or other catastrophic event.
TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARD: Any hazardous materials accident, mine accident, train derailment, air crash, radiation incident, pollution, chemical weapons incident, structural fire or explosion.
UNAVAILABLE: Absent from the place of government during a disaster or natural phenomenon that seriously disrupts normal governmental operations; or unable because of physical, mental or legal reasons, or otherwise unavailable to exercise the powers and duties of an office during a disaster, whether or not the absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy of the office under existing constitutional or statutory provisions. (Ord. 2.10, 5-5-2003, eff. 6-1-2003)