76-2. Purpose; Coordinating Agency; County Departments and Volunteer Agencies.
- It is the intent and purpose of this article to establish an office that will ensure the complete and efficient utilization of all of the County of Henderson's resources to combat disaster resulting from enemy actions or other disasters as defined herein.
- The Henderson County Office of Emergency Management will be the coordinating agency for all activity in connection with emergency management. It will be the instrument through which the Henderson County Board of Commissioners may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in it during disaster emergencies.
- This article will not relieve any County department of the moral responsibilities or authority given to it by the North Carolina General Statutes or by local ordinances, nor will it adversely affect the work of any volunteer agency organized for relief in disaster emergencies.
- This article shall apply to any municipality upon specific request of the governing body of the municipality and consent of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners through an interlocal agreement pursuant to N.C.G.S. Chapter 160A, Article 20. In such event, the Emergency Management Coordinator shall have the same powers and duties with respect to the municipality as he/she does for the County.
