<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 26-27. - Intent and purpose.</div>
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               (a)
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               It is the intent and purpose of this article to establish an emergency management
               agency under the Halifax County Emergency Services Department (the "Halifax County
               Emergency Management Agency") that will ensure the efficient utilization of all Halifax
               County resources to respond to emergencies resulting from enemy actions or other emergencies
               as defined herein. The purposes of the Halifax County Emergency Management Agency
               shall be to reduce vulnerability of people and property of Halifax County to damage,
               injury, and loss of life and property; to prepare for prompt and efficient rescue,
               care and treatment of threatened or affected persons; to provide for the rapid and
               orderly rehabilitation of persons and restoration of property; and to provide for
               cooperation and coordination of activities relating to emergency and disaster mitigation,
               preparedness, response and recovery among agencies and officials of Halifax County
               and with similar agencies and officials of other counties and municipalities and with
               other private and quasi-official organizations.
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               (b)
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               The Halifax County Emergency Management Agency will be the coordinating agency for
               all activity in connection with emergency management in Halifax County and will be
               the instrument through which the county board of commissioners may exercise the authority
               to discharge the responsibilities vested in them during emergencies.
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               (c)
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               This article will not abrogate the authority or responsibilities of the chairman of
               the county board of commissioners or other county departments operating pursuant to
               applicable law, nor will it adversely affect the work of any volunteer agency organized
               for relief in emergencies.
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               (Res. of 8-12-19(1))
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