(A) In the event of actual or threatened enemy attack or disaster affecting the county, the Principal Executive Officer of the county may declare a local disaster emergency, pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-29(a), for any period 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 circumstances.
(E) Upon a declaration, the county’s comprehensive emergency management and disaster control plan, which has been adopted pursuant to § 34.25, or such several component parts thereof as may be relevant to the emergency, shall be activated and implemented.
(F) Such a declaration shall not be necessary if the Governor, pursuant to I.C. 10-14-3-12, has already proclaimed a state-wide or area-wide state of emergency, including the county.
(Ord. 1996-15, passed 11-19-1996)