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56O (g) "Coordinator" shall mean the Coordinator of the Cabarrus County Emergency Management Agency, appointed as prescribed in this Ordinance. (h) "Regulations" shall include plans, programs and other emergency procedures deemed essential to Emergency Management as made by the "Coordinator". Section 4. Organization and Appointments (1) The organization shall consist of the following: (a) An agency of emergency management within the executive department of the Cabarrus County government under the direction of the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. The agency head of the Cabarrus County Emergency Management Agency 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. (b) The employees, and resources of all Cabarrus County departments, boards, institutions, and councils will participate in the Emergency Management activities. Duties assigned to County departments shall be the same or similar to the normal duties of the department, where possible. (c) Volunteer personnel and agencies offering service to, and accepted by the county. (2) The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Coordinator of the Cabarrus County Integrated Emergency Management Agency 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 Ordinance. (3) 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. Section 5. Emergency Powers and Duties (1) Coordinator of Cabarrus County Emergency Management Agency. (a) During any period when Cabarrus County has been struck by disaster, within the definition of this Ordinance, the Emergency Management Coordinator may promulgate such regulations as he deems necessary to protect life and property and preserve critical resources after he has contacted and received approval from the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners. Such regulations may include, but shall not be limited to the following: 1. Regulations prohibiting or restricting the movement of vehicles in order to facilitate the work of emergency management forces, or to facilitate the mass movement of persons from critical areas within the County. ~. Regulations pertaining to the movement of persons from areas deemed to be hazardous to vulnerable to disaster. ~. Such other regulations necessary to preserve public peace, health and safety. 4. Regulations promulgated in accordance with the authority above will be given widespread circulation through all avenues of the news media. Section 6. Day to Day Duties and Responsibilities of the Coordinator (1) The Coordinator shall be responsible to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners in regard to all phases of the emergency services activity. The Coordinator shall be responsible for the planning, coordination and operation of the emergency management activities in Cabarrus County. The Coordinator shall maintain liaison with the State and Federal authorities and the authorities of nearby political subdivisions so as to insure the most effective operation of the emergency management plans. The Coordinator's duties shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Coordinating the recruitment of volunteer personnel and agencies to augment the personnel and facilities of the County of Cabarrus for emergency management purposes. (b) Development and coordination of plans for the immediate use of all facilities, equipment, manpower and other resources of the county for the purpose of minimizing or preventing damage to persons and property; and protecting and restoring to usefulness governmental services and public utilities necessary for the public health, safety and welfare. (c) Negotiating and concluding agreements with owners or persons in control of buildings or other property for the use of such buildings or other property for emergency management purposes.