(A) In the event of actual or threatened enemy attack or disaster affecting the county, the Principal Executive Officer of the county may:
(1) Declare a local disaster emergency;
(2) Pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-17;
(3) For any period; and
(4) Not to exceed seven days.
(B) The declaration shall:
(1) Be in writing;
(2) Indicate the nature of the disaster;
(3) Indicate the conditions which have brought the disaster about;
(4) Indicate the area or areas threatened;
(5) Indicate the area or areas to which the state of emergency applies (which may include the entire county or only designated parts thereof); and
(6) Be announced or disseminated to the general public by the best means available.
(C) The declaration shall be filed in the offices of:
(1) The County Clerk;
(2) The County Auditor; and
(3) The Clerk of any incorporated municipality included in the declared disaster area.
(D) The declaration shall not be invalidated nor ineffective if any of the filing and dissemination requirements cannot be complied with due to the prevailing adverse circumstance.
(E) Upon a declaration, the County Emergency Management and Disaster Plan which has been adopted pursuant to Indiana Code or such several component parts thereof as may be relevant to the emergency shall be:
(1) Activated; and
(2) Implemented.
(F) Such a declaration shall not be necessary if the Governor, pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3, has already proclaimed a statewide or area-wide state of emergency including the county.
(Ord. 1-4-1.3, passed 3-19-2001)