(A) Establishment and membership. The County Emergency Management Advisory Council is established by I.C. 10-14-3-17(c), and under this statute consist of the following individuals or their designees.
(1) The President of the Board of County Commissioners or, if the Board of County Commissioners does not have a president, a member of the Board of County Commissioners appointed from its membership.
(2) The president of the county fiscal body.
(3) The mayor of each city located in the county.
(4) An individual representing the legislative bodies of all towns located within the county.
(5) One commander of a local civil air patrol unit in the county or the commander's designee.
(6) Representatives of such private and public agencies or organizations that can be of assistance to emergency management as the organizing group considers appropriate, or any may be added later by the County Emergency Management Advisory Council.
(B) Power and duties. The powers and duties of the County Emergency Management Advisory Council are established by the I.C. 10-14-3-17(d), and under this statute consist of the following:
(1) Exercise general supervision and control over the emergency management and disaster program of the county.
(2) Select, or cause to be selected, with the approval of the Board of County Commissioners, a County Emergency Management Director.
(a) The statute establishing the powers and duties of the Advisory Council does not describe the procedure to be used to terminate a County Emergency Management Director.
(b) However, the statute does not require the Advisory Council to select the Director and obtain the Board’s approval for this selection before a Director can be appointed.
(c) Therefore, the Advisory Council may make a determination to terminate a Director, but this determination is subject to the approval of the Board before the termination is final.
(BC Ord. 1995-6, passed 2-22-95; Am. BC Ord. 2007-06, passed 6-20-07)