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(1) County-wide Duties. The Director, in his capacity as Director, subject to the control and direction of the County Executive, shall:

(a) Develop and promulgate emergency management plans for the county including planning for joint action municipalities, consistent with the state plan of emergency government. Such plans shall cover mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for all hazards as required by federal law and regulations.

(b) Coordinate and assist in the development of non-joint action municipal emergency management plans within the county, and integrate such plans with the county plan.

(c) Direct the county and joint action municipality emergency management programs.

(d) Direct County-wide emergency management training programs and exercises.

(e) Advise the State Administrator of Emergency Government of all emergency management planning for the county and render such reports as may be required by the Administrator.

(f) In case of a statewide or local emergency declaration, direct the county and joint action municipalities in emergency management activities and coordinate non-joint action municipal emergency management activities within the county, subject to the coordinating authority of the State Administrator.

(2) Municipal Duties. The County Emergency Services Director in his capacity as Director for a municipality participating in joint action shall:

(a) Direct the municipal emergency management organization.

(b) Develop, promulgate and integrate into the county plan, emergency management plans for the operating services of the municipality.

(c) Direct participation of the municipality in such emergency management training programs and exercises as may be required on the county level or by the State Administrator.

(d) Direct the municipal emergency management training programs and exercises.

(e) Perform all administrative duties necessary for the rendering of reports and procurements of federal matching funds for each municipality requesting federal matching funds.

(f) In case of a statewide or local emergency proclamation, direct the activities of the municipal emergency management organization.

(g) Perform such other reasonable duties, relating to emergency management, as may be required by the municipal governing body.