2.36.085 Snohomish County emergency management coordinating committee.
(1) The Snohomish County emergency management coordinating committee is hereby established. Except as otherwise provided by state law, the committee shall be the coordinating body for emergency management issues concerning Snohomish County government. The committee shall act in an advisory capacity to the office of emergency management to promote, advise, assist and review emergency management issues and to enhance preparedness for Snohomish County employees and the departments and elected offices that they serve, on behalf of the county’s residents and other constituents.
(2) The committee shall be composed of members drawn from within Snohomish County government and may include, but not be limited to, at least one representative from the county council, each county department and elected office, and the office of emergency management, as determined appropriate by the head of each department or elected office.
(3) The committee shall:
(a) Address issues and concerns relating to emergency preparedness, planning and response brought forward by members on behalf of the department or elected office they represent;
(b) Assist in the review, development and maintenance of the Snohomish County comprehensive emergency management plan;
(c) Assist in the review, development and maintenance of department and elected office continuity of operations plans;
(d) Participate in strategic planning to identify and document objectives that will strengthen resilience; and
(e) Assist in the review, development and maintenance of any other plans, programs, rules and policies concerning emergency management, as requested by the department of emergency management and consistent with state law.
(4) The department of emergency management shall provide staffing, develop work plans and provide other resources to effectively support the work of the committee and its activities.
(5) The work of the committee shall be provided to the executive and the council annually, as part of the department of emergency management’s annual report. (Added by Amended Ord. 19-027, July 10, 2019, Eff date July 28, 2019).