<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 12-4. - Organization; 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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               An agency of emergency management within the executive department of the county government
               under the direction of the board of commissioners. The agency head of the county office
               of emergency services shall be known as the coordinator, 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
               will 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 board of commissioners shall appoint a coordinator of the office of emergency
               services 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 as
               defined in this article.
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               (c)
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               The coordinator shall designate and appoint deputy coordinators to assume the emergency
               duties of the coordinator in the event of his absence or inability to act.
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               (Code 1984, Â§ 6-5; Ord. of 9-8-1981, Â§ IV)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               County emergency management, G.S. 166A-7.
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