2210-7. Powers and Duties of Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director and Coordinator.
(a) The Director of Emergency Services is hereby empowered to:
(1) Request the Board of Supervisors to proclaim the existence or threatened existence of a “local emergency” if the Board of Supervisors is in session, or to issue such proclamation if the Board of Supervisors is not in session. Whenever a local emergency is proclaimed by the Director, the Board of Supervisors shall take action to ratify the proclamation within seven (7) days thereafter or the proclamation shall have no further force or effect.
(A) Once the proclamation is made or ratified, the Board of Supervisors shall review, at least every thirty (30) days until such local emergency is terminated, the need for continuing the local emergency, and shall proclaim the termination of such local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant the termination. The frequency of review shall be in accordance with Government Code Section 8630 or successor statute. (Ord. 2447, § 1, 4/5/2011)
(2) Recommend that the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors request the Governor to proclaim a “state of emergency” when, in the opinion of the Director, the locally available resources are inadequate to cope with the emergency.
(3) Control and direct the effort of the emergency organization of this County for the accomplishment of the purposes of this ordinance.
(4) Direct cooperation between and coordination of services and staff of the emergency organization of this County, and the Humboldt Operational Area and to resolve questions of authority and responsibility that may arise between them.
(5) Represent this County in all dealings with public or private agencies on matters pertaining to emergencies as defined herein.
(6) In the event of the proclamation of a “local emergency” as herein provided, the proclamation of a “state of emergency” by the Governor or the Secretary of the California Emergency Management Agency, or the existence of a “state of war emergency,” the Director is hereby empowered:
(A) To make and issue rules and regulations on matters reasonably related to the protection of life and property as affected by such emergency; provided, however, such rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earliest practicable time by the Board of Supervisors;
(B) To obtain vital supplies, equipment and such other properties found lacking and needed for the protection of life and property, and to bind the County for the fair value thereof and, if required immediately, to commandeer the same for public use;
(C) To require emergency services of any County officer or employee and, in the event of the proclamation of a “state of emergency” in the County or the existence of a “state of war emergency,” to command the aid of as many citizens of this County as he/she deems necessary in the execution of his/her duties; such persons shall be entitled to all privileges, benefits and immunities as are provided by State law for registered Disaster Service Workers; (Ord. 2447, § 1, 4/5/2011)
(D) To requisition necessary personnel or material of any County department or agency; and
(E) To execute all of his/her ordinary power as Director of Emergency Services, all special powers conferred upon him/her by this ordinance or by resolution or emergency plan pursuant hereto adopted by the Board of Supervisors, all powers conferred upon him/her by any statute, by any agreement approved by the Board of Supervisors, and by any other lawful authority. (Ord. 2447, § 1, 4/5/2011)
(b) The Director of Emergency Services shall designate the order of succession to that office, to take effect in the event the Director is unavailable to attend meetings and otherwise perform his/her duties during an emergency.
(c) The Deputy Director shall assist the Director of Emergency Services as directed and may act in the Director’s absence.
(d) The Assistant Director of Emergency Services shall act as Director in the absence of the Director and the Deputy Director.
(e) The Emergency Services Coordinator shall, under the supervision of the Director and with the assistance of emergency services chiefs, develop emergency plans and manage the emergency programs of this County and shall have other such powers and duties as may be assigned by the Director. (Ord. 961, §6, 1/16/1974; Ord. 2203, 3/21/2000)