(A) The Director shall make recommendations and advise the Board of Commissioners or the Principal Executive Officer on any actions which it would be necessary or desirable to take under Indiana Code in the event of any emergency.
(B) In the event that an emergency clearly exists or is imminent within the county, and a state of emergency has not been declared by the Governor nor is any person having the powers of the Principal Executive Officer of the county present to declare such an emergency pursuant to Indiana Code, the Director may temporarily presume the existence of a state of emergency.
(C) When the Director temporarily presumes the existence of a state of emergency, the Director shall:
(1) Put in to effect those portions of the Plan as necessary:
(a) To cope with the emergency; and
(b) To protect the public safety and welfare.
(2) Be construed to have all powers necessary and dispensable to doing so to the extent not specifically limited by statute or specifically limited herein, until such time as a Chief Executive Officer becomes available;
(3) Have his or her functions performed by the Deputy Director to the extent that the Deputy Director is required to assume the duties of the Director, as provided by Indiana Code in the latter’s absence or incapacitation during the emergency.
(D) Assistance from the Department of Emergency Management may be rendered without a declaration of an emergency in order to assist local emergency services in time of need.
(Ord. 1-4-1.3, passed 3-19-2001)