<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-3. - Organization and appointments.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               The emergency management organization shall consist of the following:
               
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               (1)
               
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               An agency of emergency management within the executive department of the county government
               under the direction of the county board of commissioners. The agency head of the county
               department of emergency management shall be known as the director, and such assistants
               and other employees as are deemed necessary for the proper functioning of the agency
               will be appointed.
               
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               (2)
               
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               The employees and resources of all county departments, boards, institutions, and councils
               shall participate in the emergency management activities. Duties assigned to county
               departments shall be the same as or similar to the normal duties of the department,
               where possible.
               
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               (3)
               
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               Volunteer personnel and agencies offering service to and accepted by the county.
               
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               (b)
               
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               The county manager shall employ a director of the department of emergency management
               who shall be a person well versed and trained in planning operations involving the
               activities of many different agencies which will operate to protect the public health,
               safety and welfare in the event of danger from enemy action or disaster.
               
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               (c)
               
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               The director shall designate and appoint an assistant director to assume the emergency
               duties of the director in the event of his absence or inability to act.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 20-3)
               
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