(A) Comprehensive emergency management plans shall be adopted and maintained by resolution of the Surry County Board of Commissioners. In the preparation of these plans as they pertain to county organizations, it is intended that the services, equipment and facilities and personnel of all existing departments and agencies shall be utilized to the fullest extent. The basic emergency operations plan and disaster operations plan, following approval by the Board of County Commissioners, shall have the effect of law whenever a disaster, as defined in this chapter, has been proclaimed.
(B) The Coordinator shall prescribe in the emergency plans those positions within the disaster organization, in addition to his or her 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 persons as successors to his or her position. The list will be in the order of succession and will nearly as possible designate persons best capable of carrying out all assigned duties and functions.
(C) Each service chief and department head assigned responsibility in the basic plan shall be responsible for carrying out all duties and functions assigned therein. Duties will include the organization and training of assigned employees and, where needed, volunteers. Each chief shall formulate the operational plan for his or her service which, when approved, shall be an annex to a part of the basic plan.
(D) Amendments to the basic plan shall be submitted to the Coordinator. If approved, the Coordinator will then submit the amendments to the Surry County Board of Commissioners with his or her recommendation for its approval. Such amendments shall take effect upon approval.
(E) When a required competency or skill for a disaster function is not available within local government, the Coordinator is authorized to seek assistance from persons outside the 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, during and after the occurrence of a disaster. Such services from persons outside of government may be accepted by local government on a volunteer basis, if available. If not available, the Coordinator is authorized to hire these required services, with approval of the County Commissioners.
(Ord. passed 11-3-1986)