§ 26-4. Participation in county emergency management unit; emergency management director.

It is the desire and intent of the mayor and council that the city be a part of the county emergency management unit. The chief executive officer of the county shall nominate for appointment, by the governor, a director of emergency management for the entire county. When appointed, the emergency management director is charged with the following duties:

(1)

To represent the mayor and council on matters pertaining to emergency management.

(2)

To assist city officials in organizing city departments for emergency operations.

(3)

To develop, in conjunction with city and county departments, the county emergency and disaster operations plan emergency functions. The plan will be in consonance with state natural disaster operations plan and nuclear emergency operations plan, and shall be submitted to the governing officials of the county and the cities therein for approval, and thence to the state emergency management agency for approval.

(4)

To maintaif the emergency management office and carry out the day-to-day administration of the county emergency management program, including the submission of required reports to the state emergency management agency.

(5)

To submit reports as required by governing officials in keeping with good management practices, e.g., financial reports, daily activity reports, etc.

(6)

To obtain, with the authority of governing officials, a facility to be used as the county emergency operating center.

(7)

To coordinate the activities of the county emergency operating center staff during periods of emergency, under the supervision of county governing officials.

(Code 1982, § 4-3-2(b))