§ 1-9-105. Intent and purpose.

(a)

It is the intent and purpose of this division to establish an office that will ensure the complete and efficient utilization of all of the county's resources to combat disaster resulting from enemy actions or other disasters as defined in this article.

(b)

The office of emergency management will be the coordinating agency for all activity in connection with emergency management; it will be the instrument through which the board of commissioners may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in it during disaster emergencies.

(c)

This division will not relieve any county department of the responsibilities or authority given to it by state law or by local ordinances, nor will it adversely affect the work of any volunteer agency organized for relief in disaster emergencies.

(Ord. No. 28, § 2, 4-20-76)