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B. ORGANIZATION 1. Normal Operations (Indian River County Government Structure) Indian River County is part of the 19th Judicial District in Florida. There is an elected five member Board of County Commissioners and five elected Constitutional Officers(Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Supervisor of Elections, Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Court). Each commission member represents one of five districts, elected at large (Countywide) for staggered terms of four years. The Commission elects the Chairman and Vice-Chairman. A County Administrator is appointed by the Board and is responsible for administrative and fiscal control of the resources of the County. The County Administrator's primary responsibility is to efficiently and effectively implement the goals and policies of the Board while meeting the needs of the citizens of Indian River County by providing an acceptable level of service and maintaining a solid financial position. The Administrator is directly responsible for all County departments except Constitutional Officers, the County Attorney, the BCC Executive Aide and their respective employees and staff. 2. Emergency Operations Direction and control of all emergency management activities remain under the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners at all times (the line of succession is established in county ordinance 91- 17). The organization and staffing structure of the Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan are tailored to meet the needs of specific emergencies and disasters. Organizational structure and identification of operational and support roles within the EOC, which depicts the total preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation system, can be found in the EOC Suggested Operating Procedures attached and identified as Appendix C. Specific roles and responsibilities for each incident management function are defined in the Florida Incident Field Operations Guide and are followed by Indian River County where applicable. 3. Implementation of the concept of operations is carried out through the organizational structure described by the emergency support functions (ESFs). The Emergency Management Director, in consultation with the Board of County Commissioners, leads the organization. This organizational concept is compatible with the current concept implemented by FDEM and FEMA and is identified in the EOC Suggested Operating Procedures, attached to this document and identified as Appendix C. Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Basic Page 99