<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-31. - Emergency management plans.</div>
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               (a)
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               Comprehensive emergency management plans shall be prepared by the coordinator and
               adopted by resolution of the county board of commissioners. In the preparation of
               these plans as they pertain to county organization, it is intended that the services,
               equipment, facilities and personnel of all existing departments and agencies shall
               be utilized to the fullest extent. When approved, it shall be the duty of all departments
               and agencies to perform the functions assigned by these plans and to maintain their
               portions of the plans in a current state of readiness at all times. These plans shall
               have the effect of law whenever a state of emergency has been declared.
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               (b)
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               The coordinator shall prescribe in the emergency plans those positions within the
               emergency organization, in addition to his own, for which lines of succession are
               necessary. In each instance, the responsible person will designate and keep on file
               with the coordinator a current list of three persons as successors to his position.
               The list will be in order of succession and will nearly as possible designate persons
               best capable of carrying out all assigned duties and functions.
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               (c)
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               Each service chief and department head assigned responsibility in the plans shall
               be responsible for carrying out all duties and functions assigned therein. Duties
               will include the organization and training of assigned employees and volunteers where
               needed. Each chief shall formulate the standard operating procedure to implement the
               plans for his service.
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               (d)
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               Amendments to these plans shall be submitted to the coordinator. If approved, the
               coordinator will then submit the amendments to the county board of commissioners with
               the coordinator's recommendation for their approval.
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               (e)
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               When a required competency or skill for an emergency function is not available within
               county government, the coordinator is authorized to seek assistance from persons outside
               of county government. The assignment of duties, when of a supervisory nature, shall
               also include granting of authority for the persons so assigned to carry out such duties
               prior to, during, and after the occurrence of an emergency. Such services from persons
               outside of government may be accepted by Halifax County on a volunteer basis. Such
               citizens shall be enrolled as emergency management volunteers.
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               (Res. of 8-12-19(1))
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