§ 22-33. Ellijay-Gilmer County Emergency Management Agency.

(a)

The Ellijay-Gilmer County Emergency Management Agency shall be established around existing county and city departments and the primary emergency functions listed in section 22-31 are assigned as follows:

	Department/Agency	Function
(1)	Chairperson, county commissioners, mayors of cities .....	Direction and control
(2)	Sheriff's office, police department .....	Search, rescue and recovery Police services
(3)	Emergency management agency .....	Communications and warning Public information State military support training Preliminary damage assessment and reporting Public property assistance Attack preparedness Specific hazards Evacuation
(4)	Fire department .....	Search, rescue and recovery Fire services Hazardous materials Radiological protection
(5)	Public works .....	Engineering Petroleum and solid fuel services Utilities
(6)	School superintendent .....	Transportation services Food services
(7)	Health department .....	Health and Medical Services
(8)	Clerk's office .....	Administrative services Resources management
(9)	Department of family and children services .....	Social services Shelter and temporary housing
(10)	County tax assessor .....	Damage assessment and reporting

 

(b)

Heads of departments, listed in subsection (a) of this section are responsible for developing appropriate annexes to the local emergency operations plan (EOP) for their assigned emergency functions. Such annexes will be submitted to the emergency management director for inclusion in the local emergency operations plan for submission to appropriate local officials for approval.

(Res. of 9-25-1990, § III)