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39B.070 Execution of emergency powers -- Emergency operations centers -- Waiver of procedures and formalities.

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Page 1 of 2 39B.070 Execution of emergency powers -- Emergency operations centers -- Waiver of procedures and formalities. Each city, county, urban-county government, or charter county government may: <br>(1) Through the county judge/executive of a county other than an urban-county government, mayor of an urban-county government, chief executive of other local <br>governments, or mayor of a city, or their designees as provided by ordinance, <br>declare in writing a state of emergency when required, and thereafter execute any <br>emergency powers granted under this chapter to provide for adequate and <br>appropriate response to any occurrence or situation or any impending event or <br>situation resulting from any of the situations or events contemplated by KRS <br>39A.010, 39A.020, or 39A.030; (2) Appropriate and expend funds, make contracts, enact cost-recovery ordinances, obtain and distribute equipment, materials, and supplies for disaster and emergency <br>response purposes; provide for the health and safety of persons and property, <br>including emergency assistance to the victims of any disaster or emergency; review <br>or approve local emergency operations plans; and enact orders or ordinances <br>pertaining to local emergency management programs in accordance with the <br>policies and plans prescribed by the federal and state emergency management <br>agencies and the provisions of KRS Chapters 39A to 39F; (3) Appoint, employ, remove, or provide, with or without compensation, staff assistants to the local emergency management director, and clerical, administrative, technical <br>or other local emergency management agency staff personnel, and local emergency <br>management agency-supervised operating units officially affiliated with the local <br>disaster and emergency services organization by city or county order or ordinance <br>including rescue squads, auxiliary fire, police, and medical personnel, urban search <br>and rescue teams, severe weather spotters teams, damage assessment teams, <br>amateur radio or communications personnel, or other emergency response groups, <br>teams, or personnel, and other disaster and emergency response workers; (4) Establish a primary and one (1) or more secondary emergency operations centers or on-scene command posts to serve as official local government command posts <br>during an emergency, declared emergency, disaster, or catastrophe; (5) Subject to the order of the Governor, or the chief executive of the county, urban- county government, charter county government, or city, to assign and make <br>available for duty, the employees, property, or equipment of the county or city <br>relating to firefighting, engineering, rescue, health, medical and related services, <br>police, transportation, construction, and similar items or services for disaster and <br>emergency response purposes within or outside of the physical limits of the county, <br>urban-county government, charter county government, or city; (6) In the event of a national emergency or state of declared emergency or declared disaster or catastrophe, as provided in KRS 39A.100, waive procedures and <br>formalities otherwise required by the law pertaining to: the performance of public <br>work; entering into contracts; the incurring of obligations; the employment of <br>permanent and temporary workers; the utilization of volunteer workers; the rental of <br>equipment; the purchase and distribution, with or without compensation, of Page 2 of 2 supplies, materials, and facilities; the appropriation and expenditure of public funds; <br>and the demolition and removal of damaged public and private structures; and (7) Confer or authorize the conferring upon members of the auxiliary police the powers of peace officers, subject to the provisions of KRS 61.300, and any other <br>restrictions imposed by the appointing authority. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 35, effective July 15, 1998.