(A) Comprehensive emergency management plans may be adopted and maintained by resolution of the County Board of Commissioners. In the preparations of these plans as it pertains to county 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 Coordinator may 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 should 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 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 plans 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 standing operating procedure to implement the plans for his or her service.
(D) Amendments to these plans shall be submitted to the Coordinator. If approved, the Coordinator will then submit the amendments to the County Manager for review prior to submission to the County Board of Commissioners with his or her recommendation for its approval. Such amendments shall take effect 30 days from the date of approval.
(E) When a required competency or skill for a disaster function is not available within government, the Coordinator 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. Such services from persons outside of government may be accepted by local government on a volunteer basis. Such citizens shall be enrolled as emergency management volunteers.
(Ord. passed 10-7-1991)