<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-29. - Organization and appointments.</div>
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               (a)
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               The organization shall consist of the following:
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               (1)
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               The Halifax County Emergency Management Agency, a division of Halifax County Emergency
               Services within Halifax County government. The head of the Halifax County Emergency
               Management Agency shall be known as the coordinator. Such assistants and other employees
               deemed necessary from time to time for the proper functioning of the agency may be
               appointed subject to approval of such additional positions by the board of commissioners.
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               (2)
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               The employees and resources of all county departments, boards, institutions, and councils
               which shall participate in 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, with input of the county emergency services director, shall appoint
               a coordinator of the Halifax Emergency Management Agency who shall be a person well
               versed and trained in planning operations involving the activities of many different
               agencies which will be operated to protect the public health, safety and welfare in
               the event of danger from emergency as defined in this article.
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               (c)
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               The coordinator shall designate and appoint assistant coordinators to assume the emergency
               duties of the coordinator in the event of her or his absence or inability to act.
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               (Res. of 8-12-19(1))
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