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33 <br />(f) Coordinating the activity of all other public <br />and private agencies engaged in any Emergency Management <br />activities; and performing other duties as described in the <br />position job description. <br />Section 6. Emergency Management plans <br />(1) Comprehensive Emergency Management plans shall be <br />adopted and maintained by resolution of the Orange County Board <br />of Commissioners. In the preparations of these plans as it <br />pertains to city and county organization, it is intended that the <br />services, equipment and facilities and personnel of all <br />existing departments and agencies shall be utilized to the <br />fullest extent. When approved, it shall be the duty of all <br />departments and agencies to perform the functions assigned by <br />these plans and to maintain their portions of the plans in a <br />current state of readiness at all times. These Plans shall have <br />the effect of law whenever a disaster, as defined in this <br />Ordinance, has been proclaimed. <br />(2) The Director shall prescribe in the emergency plans <br />those positions within the disaster organization, in addition to <br />his own, for which lines of succession are necessary. In each <br />instance, the responsible person will designate and keep on file <br />with the Director a current list of three (3) persons as <br />successors to his position. The list will be in order of <br />succession and will nearly as possible designate persons best <br />capable of carrying out all assigned duties and functions. <br />(3) Each service chief and department head assigned <br />responsibility in the Plans shall be responsible for carrying out <br />all duties and functions assigned therein. Duties will include <br />the organization and training of assigned employees and where <br />needed volunteers. Each chief shall formulate the Standing <br />Operating Procedure to implement the plans for his service. <br />(4) Amendments to these Plans shall be submitted to the <br />Director. If approved, the Director will then submit the <br />amendments to the Orange County Board of Commissioners with his <br />recommendation for their .approval Such amendments shall <br />take .effect 30 days from..the date of approval. <br />(5) When a required competency or skill for a disaster <br />function is not available within government, the Director is <br />authorized to seek assistance from persons outside of government. <br />The assignment of duties, when of a supervisory nature, shall <br />also include the granting of authority for the persons so <br />26 <br />