KRS 39B.030: Powers, authorities, rights, and duties of local director -- Development of

organizational structure.

A local emergency management director, appointed pursuant to this chapter, shall have

the following powers, authorities, rights, and duties:

(1) To represent the county judge/executive, or chief executive officers in the case of

counties acting jointly under KRS 39B.010, or mayor on all matters pertaining to

the comprehensive emergency management program and the disaster and

emergency response of the c ounty, counties acting jointly under KRS 39B.010,

urban-county, charter county, or the county or counties acting jointly and the cities

therein, unless there is a local director appointed for a city in accordance with this

chapter, who represents that city;

(2) To be the executive head and chief administrative officer of the local emergency

management agency, and to direct, control, supervise, and manage, the

development, preparation, organization, administration, operation, implementation,

and maintenance of the comprehensive emergency management program of the

county, counties acting jointly under KRS 39B.010, urban -county government,

charter county government, or the county or counties acting jointly and the cities

therein, and to coordinate all local dis aster and emergency response, unless there is

a local director appointed for a city in accordance with this chapter, who represents

that city;

(3) To develop and maintain a local emergency operations plan entitled "county

emergency operations plan," or "joint counties emergency operations plan," or "city

emergency operations plan," or "city/county emergency operations plan," as

appropriate, the provisions of which shall establish the organizational structure to

be utilized by local government to manage disaster and emergency response, and set

forth the policies, procedures, and guidelines for the coordination of all disaster and

emergency response in the county and all the cities therein for an emergency,

declared emergency, disaster, or catastrophe. The loc al emergency operations plan

shall be developed consistent with the appropriate provisions of the Kentucky

emergency operations plan, the provisions of KRS Chapters 39A to 39F, planning

guidance issued by the division, and administrative regulations promul gated by the

division. The local emergency operations plan shall be officially adopted by signed

executive order of the county judge/executive or mayor, or in the case of counties

acting jointly under KRS 39B.010, by all chief executive officers of the

participating counties. The executive order shall be filed with the office of the clerk

for the local jurisdiction and a copy placed in the local emergency operations plan.

A copy of the local emergency operations plan, and all revisions or updates thereto,

shall be submitted by the local director to the Division of Emergency Management

for concurrence review and reference. The local emergency operations plan shall be

a component of the integrated emergency management system of the

Commonwealth, and subject to the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan, shall be

the primary local strategic planning document governing the coordination of all

disaster and emergency response in the county, counties acting jointly under KRS

39B.010, city, or the county or counties acti ng jointly and the cities therein, and

shall be applicable to, utilized by, and adhered to by, all local emergency response

departments, agencies, and officials of the local disaster and emergency services

organization in the county and the cities therein. The local emergency operations

plan shall be updated not less than annually;

(4) To establish and maintain a local disaster and emergency services organization in

accordance with the local emergency operations plan, the Kentucky Emergency

Operations Plan, and the provisions of KRS 39B.050;

(5) To notify the county judge/executive, mayor, or executive authority of other local

governments and the Division of Emergency Management immediately of the

occurrence, or threatened or impending occurrence, of any eme rgency or disaster,

and recommend any emergency actions which should be executed;

(6) To be the chief advisor to, and the primary on -scene representative of, the county

judge/executive, mayor, or executive authority of other local governments in the

event of occurrence of any emergency, declared emergency, disaster, or catastrophe

within the local jurisdiction;

(7) (a) To respond and have full access to the scenes of an emergency, declared

emergency, disaster, or catastrophe to immediately investigate, anal yze, or

assess the seriousness of all situations; to coordinate the establishment and

operation of a local incident command or management system; to execute the

local emergency operations plan, as appropriate; to activate the local

emergency operations center or on-scene command post; to convene meetings,

gather information, conduct briefings, and to notify the division of on -going

response actions; and fully expedite and coordinate the disaster and

emergency response of all local public and private agencie s, or to have a staff

assistant do so;

(b) At a declared emergency or declared disaster, at the direction of the county

judge/executive or mayor, as appropriate, to take or direct immediate actions

to protect public safety; however, this paragraph shall no t preclude a local

director from providing any assistance that he is requested to, and is able to,

provide at any emergency.

(8) To act as an official representative of the division in emergency situations when

specifically requested by the director;

(9) To report directly to the county judge/executive, mayor, or executive authority of

other local governments, act in an official policy-making capacity when carrying out

the duties of local emergency management director, and exercise full signatory

authority for execution of all contracts, agreements, or other official documents

pertaining to the administration and operation of the local emergency management

agency and program;

(10) To direct or supervise all paid or volunteer emergency management staff assist ants

or other local emergency management agency workers, and all operating units or

personnel officially appointed and affiliated with the local disaster and emergency

services organization pursuant to KRS 39B.070;

(11) To prepare and submit regular or scheduled program activity reports to the area

manager of the division and local chief executives;

(12) To execute bond, if appropriate, in the amount determined by the appointing

authorities;

(13) Annually, by the first day of March, to prepare and submit a program budget request

to the county judge/executive and mayor;

(14) Annually, by the fifteenth day of July, to prepare and submit to the division a

locally-approved, fiscal year program paper and budget request;

(15) To perform all administrative, organizational, or operational tasks required by the

provisions of this chapter, or administrative regulations, or program guidance

pertaining thereto;

(16) To be a registered member of the Kentucky Emergency Management Association or

other professional emergency management organization; and

(17) To carry out all other emergency management -related duties as required by KRS

Chapters 39A to 39F, administrative regulations, or local orders or ordinances.