§ 2-1104. Functions, powers and duties of the committee and working groups.

1.

The Committee shall be responsible for advising the Board of County Commissioners on Collier County's approach to all hazards preparedness and other related issues.

2.

The Committee shall act as a coordinating agency for the enhancement of activities that support an all hazards approach across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk.

3.

The Committee shall actively participate in the pursuit to achieve and maintain compliance with the National Standards resulting in accreditation through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program.

4.

The Committee shall act to facilitate communication between Collier County and State and Federal agencies on all hazards activities as well as to enable Collier County to identify outside resources such as grants, training opportunities and equipment.

5.

The Committee shall assist in the recruitment of volunteers by publicizing and expanding existing community programs such as Medical Reserve, Neighborhood Watch, Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Volunteers In Police Service (VIPS), Volunteers in Emergency Management, and other public safety and law enforcement programs.

6.

The Citizen Corps is authorized to form working groups as needed to assist in the County's all hazard approach in the whole community preparedness goal of prevention, protection against, mitigation, response to, and recovery from threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to Collier County. Findings from these working groups will be briefed to Citizen Corps on an as needed basis.

(Ord. No. 02-56, § 4, 11-5-02; Ord. No. 2016-21, § 4)