Section 301.210 Authority

Section 301

Section 301.210  Authority

a)         In accordance with requirements of Section 10(g) of the Act,

each ESDA established pursuant to the Act shall prepare an emergency operations

plan for its geographic boundaries that complies with the planning, review and

approval standards set forth in this Part.

b)         If

the corporate boundaries of a municipality fall within the boundaries of more than

one county jurisdiction, the principal executive officer of the municipality

may choose which county jurisdiction to be included for planning and exercise

purposes after the following:

1)         The

chosen county jurisdiction agrees to be responsible for the entire municipality

for planning and exercise purposes through an intergovernmental agreement or

equivalent legally binding document.  The intergovernmental agreement or

equivalent legally binding document shall set the term of the agreement;

AGENCY NOTE:  If an agreement

cannot be reached between the municipality and county jurisdictions involved,

the county jurisdiction where the primary business address for the municipality

is located shall be responsible for the planning and exercise requirements of

this Part for the municipality.

2)         Notice

is given to all county emergency management jurisdictions affected by the

decision, including all other jurisdictions in which population of the

municipality lies; and

3)         Notice

is given to IEMA and IEMA has provided written approval prior to any change in

responsibility.  The intergovernmental agreement or equivalent legally binding

document indicating agreement of the county in accordance with subsection

emergency management jurisdictions affected by the

decision, including all other jurisdictions in which population of the

municipality lies; and

3)         Notice

is given to IEMA and IEMA has provided written approval prior to any change in

responsibility.  The intergovernmental agreement or equivalent legally binding

document indicating agreement of the county in accordance with subsection

(b)(1) shall be provided to IEMA.

c)         The

responsible county jurisdiction under subsection (b)(1) shall provide all

county emergency management jurisdictions affected by subsection (b) a copy of

the EOP and copies of exercise and training records for the municipality.

d)         Nothing

in this Section shall require a municipality to choose only one county nor

shall it prevent more than one county from sharing responsibility for planning

and exercise purposes.  In addition, nothing in this Section shall require a

county to accept full responsibility for a municipality unless it has agreed to

do so under subsection (b)(1).