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county or inability to call such meeting, upon the call of the vice chairman. (Ord. 99-03, 1999; Ord. <br />dated 5/16/75 5 lV, 1975; Res. 72-11,1972; Vol. M, p. 49 5 4,1959). <br />2.48.045 2.48.030 National lncident Management System <br />Appointed Directors from Departments of the Board of County Commissioners shall provide initial <br />emergency response services and act as incident command responding to emergency events <br />consistent with the National lncident Management System. The Deparlment lncident Commander <br />shall inform the Board of County Commissioners as events unfold and advise the need for expanding <br />response. The Department lncident Commander will establish communications with the County's <br />Emergency Manager and advise the Board of County Commissioners if implementation of the <br />County's adopted Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan is likely. <br />2.48.046lncident Command - Powers, duties. <br />It shall be the duty of the appointed Director to empower response staff at the lowest possible level <br />responding to an emergency consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Emergency Management <br />Plan of the County. As events dictate and the need for additional response escalates, the <br />depar"tmental chain of command will contact the appointed Director who is responsible for making <br />additional response activation decisions. As the situation dictates, the Director shall notice the <br />County Emergency Manager of escalating resource allocations. Once the decision is made to <br />activate the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, the appointed Director shall fully <br />cooperate with the Emergency Manager keeping the Board of County Commissioners advised as <br />departmental resource allocations are requested by the Emergency Manager. <br />2.48.050 Director of emergency management - Created, duties. <br />There is created the office of director of emergency management as defined in RCW 38.52.010 as it <br />exists now or is hereafter amended. The Sheriff of Kittitas County is hereby appointed ex officio to be <br />Director of Emergency Management. The director is empowered and directed: <br />1 . To delegate the various duties related to this position to such of his or her staff as in his <br />or her judgment are best qualified to perform those duties, including those listed <br />immediately below; <br />2. To prepare an emergency management plan for the county conforming to the state <br />emergency management plan and program; <br />3. To control and direct the effort of the emergency management organization of this <br />county for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter; <br />4. To direct coordination and cooperation between divisions, services and staff of the <br />emergency management organization of this county, and to resolve questions of <br />authority and responsibility that may arise between them; <br />5. To represent the emergency management organization of this county in all dealings <br />with public or private agencies pertaining to emergency management and disaster. <br />(Ord.2018-015,2018; Ord.99-03, 1999;Ord.dated5/16/759Y,1975:Res.72-11,1972; <br />Vol. M, p.49 5 5, 1959). <br />2.48.060 Director of emergency management - Powers during disaster. <br />ln the event of disaster as provided in this chapter, the director is empowered, with the concurrence <br />of the chairman of the county emergency management council: <br />1. To make and issue rules and regulations on matters as affected by such disaster; <br />provided, however, such rules and regulations must be confirmed at the earliest <br />practicable time by the emergency management council;