§ 2-13-12. Definitions.

In this article unless the context otherwise requires: The definitions provided in Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, shall apply to the same terms when used in this article. Additionally:

Board means the board of county commissioners of Manatee County, Florida.

County means Manatee County, Florida.

Director means the public safety director (or the successor to such position, however designated) or, if he or she is unavailable, the emergency management division chief (or the successor to such position, however designated). The director is empowered with the authority to execute the emergency management program on behalf of the jurisdiction.

Disaster emergency means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury or loss of life or property resulting from any natural or man-made cause, including but not limited to enemy attack, sabotage, terrorism, or other hostile military or paramilitary action, earthquake, major fire as interpreted by state rule or regulation, flood, hurricane, severe thunderstorm with massive lightning strikes, tornado, volcanic activity, wave action, windstorm, explosion or accident involving radiation by-products, or explosion or accident containing poisonous or environmentally hazardous substances, wherein the explosion or accident affects or could affect an area more than five hundred (500) feet from the site of the explosion or accident.

State of local emergency declaration means any lawfully issued order, proclamation, resolution or other process which activates state, local or inter-jurisdictional emergency management plans and authorizes specific activities relating to the emergency.

Local emergency means an emergency for which an emergency declaration has been issued affecting more than one municipality or one municipality and/or any portion of the unincorporated area of Manatee County.

Municipal emergency means an emergency confined to incorporated areas of a single municipality which has resulted in the issuance of an emergency declaration by the municipality.

Immediate post emergency means the period of time immediately following the impact of or abatement of any circumstance that has resulted in a lawfully declared state of local emergency.

Unavailable is defined as not being accessible, to the director or personnel of the emergency operations center, in person or via telecommunications, at times when immediate action by the board is deemed necessary by the chairman, vice-chairman, administrator or director.

(Ord. No. 05-29, § 2, 6-21-05)