(a) Comprehensive Emergency Management plans shall be adopted and maintained by resolution of the Town of Surf City Governing Body. In the preparation of these plans as it pertains to town organization, it is intended that the services, equipment and facilities and personnel of all existing departments and agencies shall be utilized to the fullest extent. When approved, it shall be the duty of all departments and agencies to perform the functions assigned by these plans and to maintain their portions of the plans in a current state of readiness at all times. These plans shall have the effect of law whenever a disaster, as defined in this subchapter, has been proclaimed.
(b) The Director shall prescribe, in the emergency plans, those positions within the disaster organization, in addition to their own, for which lines of succession are necessary. In each instance, the responsible person will designate and keep on file with the Coordinator a current list of three (3) persons as successors to his or her position. The list will be in order of succession and will, nearly as possible, designate persons best capable of carrying out all assigned duties and functions, regardless of rank or title.
(c) Each department head assigned responsibility in the plans shall be responsible for carrying out all duties and functions assigned therein. Duties will include the organization and training of assigned employees. Each department head shall formulate an annex to implement within the planning package for his or her department.
(d) These plans shall be submitted to the Director. If approved, the Director will then submit the department annex to the Town Manager, who upon review and acceptance will then present the document to the Surf City Governing Body with his or her recommendation for approval. Such amendments shall take effect thirty (30) days from the date of approval.
(e) When a required competency or skill or a disaster function is not available within government, the Director is authorized to seek assistance from persons outside of government. The assignment of duties, when of a supervisory nature, shall also include the granting of authority for the persons so assigned to carry out such duties prior to, during and after, the occurrence of a disaster. Local government on a voluntary basis may accept such services from persons outside of government. Such citizens shall be enrolled as Emergency Management Volunteers.
(Ord. No. 2019-03, § 1 (part), 4-2-19; Ord. No. 2021-04, § 1 (part), 4-6-2021)