The County Emergency Management Director shall have and exercise all the powers, authorities, rights, and duties as specified in KRS Chapters 39A to 39F, and in the orders or ordinances of the fiscal court of the county, and the City Council of Mt. Vernon, to include the following:
(A) To represent the County Judge/Executive and the City Council on all matters pertaining to the comprehensive emergency management program and the disaster and emergency response of Rockcastle County.
(B) To be the executive head and chief administrative officer of the Rockcastle County Office of Emergency Management and direct, control, supervise, and manage the development, preparation, organization, administration, operation, implementation, and maintenance of the comprehensive emergency management program of the county, and to coordinate all disaster and emergency response of the county;
(C) To develop, update, and maintain the County Emergency Operations Plan in compliance with the provisions of KRS Chapters 39A to 39F;
(D) To establish, maintain, and coordinate or direct the County Disaster and Emergency Services organization in accordance with the provisions of the Rockcastle County Emergency Operations Plan, the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan, and the provisions of KRS Chapter 39A to 39F;
(E) To notify the County Judge/Executive and the state Division of Emergency Management immediately of the occurrence, or threatened or impending occurrence, of any emergency, disaster, or catastrophic incident or situation, and provide in such notice an assessment of possible or actual damages or threats to life, health, safety, property, or the environment, and recommend any emergency actions or orders which should be executed;
(F) To the Mayor of Mt. Vernon and the chief advisor to, and the primary on-scene representative of, the County Judge/Executive in the event of any emergency, declared emergency, disaster, or catastrophe within Rockcastle County;
(G) To respond and have full access to the scenes of an emergency, declared emergency, disaster, or catastrophe and immediately investigate, analyze, or access the nature, scope, or seriousness of all situations; coordinate the establishment and operation of an incident command or management system; execute the provisions of the County Emergency Operations Plan; activate the County Emergency Operations Plan; activate the Rockcastle County Emergency Operations Center or on-scene command post; convene meetings, gather information, and conduct briefings; notify the County Judge/Executive, Mayor, and the state Division of Emergency Management immediately of the nature, scope, or seriousness of any emergency situation effecting the city, and provide information on all on-going response actions being taken in association with the incident; provide any assistance requested, as deemed necessary or appropriate; and take any actions to fully expedite and coordinate the disaster and emergency response of all local public or private agencies, departments, units, or individuals;
(H) To take or direct immediate actions to protect public safety at the direction of the County Judge/Executive during and declared emergency or disaster;
(I) To act as an official representative of the state Division of Emergency Management when specifically requested by the state director;
(J) To report directly to the County Judge/Executive and act in an official policy-making capacity when carrying out all duties of the office of emergency management director;
(K) To have a full signatory authority, in accordance with the county administrative code, for the execution of all contract, agreements, or other official document pertaining to the administration, organization, and operation of the County Office of the Emergency Management and the local comprehensive emergency program; upon prior approval from the County Judge/Executive;
(L) To direct all paid volunteer employees, staff assistants, or other workers of the County Office of Emergency Management, and supervise any operating units and personnel associated with it which are officially appointed and affiliated with the County Disaster and Emergency Management Services organization pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 39A to 39F;
(M) To prepare and submit regular or scheduled program activity reports to the area manager of the state Division of Emergency Management and the County Judge/Executive;
(N) To execute bond in the amount as determined by the County Judge/Executive, when directed by the County Judge/Executive;
(O) To prepare and submit to the County Judge/Executive, on an annual basis by the first day of March, a program and agency budget request for the Rockcastle County Office of Emergency Management;
(P) To prepare and submit to the state Division of Emergency Management, on an annual basis by the fifteenth of July, a fiscal year program paper and budget request for the Rockcastle County Office of Emergency Management;
(Q) To enroll and be a registered member of the Kentucky Emergency Management Association;
(R) To perform the duties of, or appoint with the approval of the fiscal court of Rockcastle County, the Rockcastle County Search and Rescue Coordinator pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 39F; and
(S) To perform all administrative, organizational, or operational tasks required pursuant to KRS Chapters 39A to 39F, Kentucky administrative regulations, the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan, or program guidance issued by the state Division of Emergency Management; and to carry out all other emergency management-related duties as required by the resolutions, orders or ordinances of, the City Council, the executive orders of the County Judge/Executive, and the provisions of the Rockcastle County Emergency Operations Plan.
(Ord. 6-2002, passed 8-19-02)