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Chapter 22 - CIVIL EMERGENCIES ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL Secs. 22- 1- 22 -25. - Reserved. ARTICLE II. - EMERGENCY " " ""' " GE ""F- "'TMANAGEMENV Footnotes: - -- (1) - -- State Law reference— Emergency management agencies, G.S. Article 1A 166A -7-. Sec. 22 -26. - Short title of article. This article shall be known and may be cited and referred to as "Emergency Management Ordinance for the County of Cabarrus." (Ord. of 5 -7 -84, § 1) Sec. 22 -27. - Intent and purpose of article. (a) It is the intent and purpose of this article to ensure the complete and efficient utilization of all of the county's resources to combat disaster impacts resulting from enemy actions or other disastersernergencies (b) The county emergency management function will be the instrument through which the board of commissioners may exercise the authority and discharge the responsibilities vested in them during disaster emergencies. (c) This article will not relieve any county department of the moral responsibilities or authority given to it in the special acts or by local ordinances, nor will it adversely affect the work of any volunteer agencies organized for relief in disaster emergencies. (Ord. of 5 -7 -84, § 2; Ord. No. 1997 -19, 10- 20 -97) Sec. 22 -28. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Attack means direct or indirect assault against the county, its government, its environs, or of the nation, by forces of a hostile nation or the agents thereof, including assault by bombing, conventional or nuclear, chemical or biological warfare, or sabotage. Coordinator means the coordinator of the county emergency management function, appointed as prescribed in this article. Attredt number 1 \n G -3 Page 175