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B. Responsibilities and Authorities industries, resources and facilities of the County (City) as deemed necessary to determine their adequacy for emergency management and to plan for their most efficient use in time of an emergency or disaster. The director of Emergency Management shall establish the economic stabilization systems and measures, service staffs, boards and sub - boards required, in accordance with state and federal plans and directions subject to approval of the board/council. Subdivision 3. The director shall prepare a comprehensive emergency plan for the emergency preparedness of the County (City) including municipal and unincorporated areas and shall present such plan to the board/council for its approval. When the board/council has approved the plan by resolution, it shall be the duty of all County (City) agencies and all emergency preparedness forces of the County (City) to perform the duties and functions assigned by the plan as approved. The plan may be modified in like manner from time to time. The director shall coordinate the emergency management activities of the County (City) to the end that they shall be consistent and fully integrated with the emergency plan of the Federal Government and the State and correlated with emergency plans of other political subdivisions within the State. Subdivision 4. In accordance with the State and County Emergency Plan, the director shall institute such training programs, public information programs and conduct practice warning alerts and emergency exercises as may be necessary to assure prompt and effective operation of the County (City) Emergency Plan when a disaster occurs. Subdivision 5. The director shall utilize the personnel, services, equipment, supplies and facilities of existing departments and agencies of the county to the maximum extent practicable. The officers and personnel of all such departments and agencies shall be, to the maximum extent practicable. The officers and personnel of all such departments and agencies shall be, to the maximum extent practicable, cooperate with and extend such services and facilities to the County (City) Emergency Management organization and to the Governor upon request. The head of each department or agency in cooperation with the director shall be responsible for the planning and programming of such emergency activities as will involve the utilization of the facilities of the department or agency. Subdivision 6. The director shall, in cooperation with existing County (City) departments and agencies affected, assist in the organizing, recruiting and training of such emergency management personnel, that may be required on a volunteer basis to carry out the emergency plans of the County (City) and state. To the extent that such emergency personnel are recruited to augment a regular County (City) department or agency for emergencies, they shall be assigned to such departments or agencies and shall be under the administration and control of said department or agency. Minnesota Emergency Management Director's Handbook March 6, 1996 B -1 -7 Page 88