(A) For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COMPLETE DISASTER. A disastrous event has occurred which has affected the office to the extent that the office will be inaccessible for an extended period of time or the computer must be replaced.
PARTIAL DISASTER. A disastrous event has occurred which rendered the computer inoperable for up to a week, but access to the office is not affected.
(B) A partial disaster for a particular office may be declared by the officeholder, or in the absence of the officeholder, the first deputy.
(C) A complete disaster for a particular office may be declared by the officeholder, or in the absence of the officeholder, a first deputy.
(D) If a complete disaster is declared, replacement computers will be placed in available office space at the county courthouse annex located at 125 South Eighth Street in Cannelton, Indiana. Information processing would occur there until courthouse offices are restored.
(E) To obtain emergency funding for replacement computers, the County Auditor or the County First Deputy Auditor shall be contacted at home if a complete disaster has occurred in which the courthouse is completely inaccessible. In the case of a partial disaster, where access to the office is not affected and the phone system is in working order, the County Auditor’s office shall be contacted at (812) 547-6427. Computers can be replaced by the respective vendors as outlined in § 41.046 in approximately one week’s time. In the event of a complete disaster, the Spencer County Auditor’s office, which has the same system as this county, has committed to allowing this county temporary use of their system until a time that replacement equipment has been received and installed.
(Ord. O-C-00-7, passed 12-4-2000)