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Sec. A8-19. Authority for emergency orders and regulations.

The Board of Supervisors, to provide prompt response to emergency situations following the proclamation of a local emergency as authorized in this division, the proclamation of a state of emergency, local emergency or the existence of a state of war emergency, specifically delegates in the following priority order, to the Board chair, County Executive, Assistant County Executive, or others authorized by the County Executive to act as Director of Emergency Services in the County emergency operations center, authority to promulgate orders and regulations to provide for the protection of life and property, where necessary to preserve the public order and safety. Such orders and regulations should, when circumstances permit, be jointly concurred in, but may be independently promulgated when the situation makes concurrence impractical. All such orders and regulations to be effective must be in writing and signed by the promulgating official, and must be confirmed at the next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. No. NS-300.600, § 2, 5-13-97)

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