For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. Of the county, as referred to in I.C. 10-14-3-29(a) for purposes of declaring a local disaster emergency, and as referred to hereinafter, means the presiding officer of the County Board of Commissioners established under I.C. 36-2-2. The presiding officer shall be considered as the regularly designated President of the Board, except if he is absent or incapacitated, and the Board has a regularly designated President Pro Tem., then the President Pro Tem., shall be considered as the Chief Executive Officer. If the President is absent or incapacitated and there is no designated President Pro Tem., then the remaining two Commissioners shall select among themselves one to be presiding officer in the same manner as when an ordinary business meeting needs to be conducted in the absence of the President. If both the President and another Commissioner are absent or incapacitated, then the remaining Commissioner shall be considered the presiding officer.
COUNCIL. Unless clearly referring to the County Council, means the Perry County Emergency Management Advisory Council as established under § 39.15.
DIRECTOR. Refers to the County Director of Emergency Management as established and appointed pursuant to § 39.19.
DISASTER. Occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or manmade cause, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, wind, storm, oil spill, other water contamination requiring emergency action to avert danger or damage, air contamination, drought, explosion, riot, or hostile military or paramilitary action.
EMERGENCY. A condition resulting from enemy attack, or other hostile action, or from natural disaster, or from manmade disasters, which cannot be handled by normal operating personnel or facilities.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. The preparation for and the coordination of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces or other federal agencies are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize, and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters. These functions include, without limitation, firefighting services, police services, medical and health services, rescue, engineering, warning services, communications, radiological, chemical and other special weapons defense, evacuation of persons from stricken areas, emergency welfare services, emergency transportation, plant protection, temporary restoration of public utility services, and other functions related to civilian protection, together with all other activities necessary or incidental to the preparation for and coordination of the foregoing functions.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT VOLUNTEER. Any person who serves without compensation in the Department of Emergency Management including persons and private agencies or government units offering services to the county during emergency situations or mutual aid to other emergency situations or mutual aid to other emergency services who request assistance.
PARTICIPATING EMERGENCY SERVICE.
(1) Any county department or agency designated by the Commissioners to participate in emergency activities; and
(2) Any department or agency of the state, another county, a municipality or other municipal corporation, or a volunteer organization designated to participate in the county's emergency management programs and activities pursuant to a cooperative or mutual aid agreement entered into pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-17.
PERSONNEL. County officers and employees and emergency management volunteers, unless otherwise indicated.
PLAN or EMERGENCY PLAN. The current local comprehensive emergency management plan whose preparation and updating are mandated by I.C. 10-14-3-9.
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS). Federal, state, local, and tribal governments, the private sector, and non-governmental agencies working effectively and efficiently together to prepare for, respond to and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity.
(Ord. C-88-4, passed 2-4-2013)