§ 8-4. Recovery plans.

(a)

Before a civil emergency, the committee shall prepare a pre-event plan for post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, which shall be comprised of pre-event and post-disaster policies, plans, implementation actions, and designated responsibilities related to expeditious and orderly post disaster recovery and rebuilding, and will incorporate hazard mitigation in all elements of the plan.

(b)

The recovery plan shall identify relationships of planned recovery actions with those of adjacent communities and state, federal, or mutual aid agencies involved in disaster recovery and reconstruction, including but not limited to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Small Business Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation, the South Carolina Emergency Management Office, and other entities that may provide assistance in the event of a major disaster.

(c)

After a declaration of emergency in a major disaster, the committee shall report to the governing authority as often as necessary on implementation actions taken in the post-disaster setting, identify policy and procedural issues, and receive direction and authorization to proceed with plan modifications necessitated by specific circumstances.

(d)

The committee shall organize and conduct periodic training and exercises as necessary, in order to develop, convey, and update the contents of the recovery plans. Such training and exercises will be conducted in coordination with similar training and exercises related to the emergency operations plan.

(e)

The committee shall schedule and conduct community meetings, periodically convene advisory committees comprised of representatives of homeowner, business, and community organizations, or implement such other means as to provide information and receive input from members of the public regarding preparation, adoption, or amendment of the recovery plans.

(f)

During implementation of the recovery plans, the committee shall address key issues, strategies and information bearing on the orderly maintenance and periodic revision of the plans. In preparing modifications to the plan, the Recovery Task Force shall consult with city departments, business, and community organizations and other government entities to obtain information pertinent to possible amendments to the recovery plans.

(Ord. No. 2013-51, § 2, 8-13-13)