§ 14-43. Emergency management officials; appointment, general duties.  


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  • (a)

    Appointment. The city, by resolution, may appoint a Flagler Beach Emergency Liaison Officer, a Flagler Beach Emergency Management Director/Coordinator, a Flagler Beach Public Information Officer and deputy officers for each of the positions.

    (b)

    Liaison officer. The general duty of the liaison officer shall be to provide a means of communication and assist in the coordination of emergency activities between the city and the various county and state officials during emergency situations. The liaison officer shall be the chief means of communication between the city and the other emergency agencies acting in such emergency situation.

    (c)

    Emergency management director/coordinator. The emergency management director/coordinator shall generally be responsible for directing the day-to-day operation of the city's emergency management functions and coordinating the activities with the various county and state agencies during an emergency and under the authority of the mayor, city commission, city administrator or, depending upon the circumstances, pursuant to such written emergency management plan as shall have been formally approved by the city commission. The director shall be responsible for the development of such a plan to best utilize the facilities, equipment, manpower and other resources of the city, and in coordinating city emergency planning with other emergency agencies and to recommend the adoption of such plan as will best carry out the purposes of this article.

    (d)

    Public information officer. The public information officer shall be the person generally responsible for the dissemination of information to the public from the various emergency agencies during times of emergency.

(Ord. No. 2008-12, § 1, 8-28-08)