§ 18-36. Office of the county emergency management director.

There is hereby established the Burke County Emergency Management Office. The county commissioners 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 governing officials of the county on matters pertaining to emergency management.

(2)

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

(3)

To develop, in conjunction with city and county departments and agencies, the county plan for emergency functions set forth in section 18-1. Such plan will be in consonance with the state natural disaster operations plan and nuclear emergency operations plan, and shall be submitted to the board of commissioners for approval, and thence to the state emergency management director for approval.

(4)

To maintain 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, daily activity, etc.

(6)

To procure with the authority of governing officials a facility to be used as the county emergency operations center.

(7)

To coordinate the activities of the county emergency operations center staff during periods of a declared emergency, and under the supervision of county governing officials.

(Res. of 3-13-84, § II)