Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS Chapters 39A - 39F
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
39B.020 requires the chief executive officer
of a local government entity to appoint a local emergency management director.
This administrative regulation establishes the process to be followed for the
chief executive officer of a local government entity to appoint or reappoint a
local emergency management director.
Section
1. Definitions.
(1) "Candidate"
means the individual proposed to be appointed pursuant to
KRS
39B.020.
(2) "Local appointing authority" means a
county judge/executive, mayor, or chief executive officer of a local government
entity.
Section 2.
Appointment Process.
(1) To appoint a local
emergency management director, a local appointing authority shall submit:
(a) A completed Commonwealth of Kentucky
Application for Employment;
(b) A
completed Appointment of Local Emergency Management Director, KyEM Form 15;
and
(c) Written authorization
consistent with KRS
39B.020(3)(d) 1., 2., 3., or
4.
(2) If a fiscal
court, city commission, or other local governing body has adopted
administrative procedures that formally establish a personnel merit system, a
local appointing authority shall submit a local employment application in lieu
of the document established in subsection (1)(a) of this section. A local
employment application shall not be submitted for review by the Personnel
Cabinet.
(3) A local appointing
authority shall submit the documents, established in subsections (1) and (2) of
this section, to the area manager for transmittal through the Division of
Kentucky Emergency Management, Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG)
Section Chief, to the Director of the Division of Emergency Management, within
the time established in
KRS
39B.020(1).
Section 3. Approval Process.
(1) Within thirty (30) calendar days of
receiving materials established in Section 2 of this administrative regulation,
the Director of the Division of Emergency Management shall:
(a) Request the human resources officer of
the Department of Military Affairs evaluate the candidate's qualifications
established in KRS
39B.020 for the position of local director;
and
(b) Determine the
jurisdiction's eligibility for supplementary state funds, as established in KRS
Chapters 39A through 39F, to support the operations and activities of a local
emergency management agency.
(2) Funding shall be suspended if it is
determined that a candidate does not meet the qualification required for the
position of a local director.
Section
4. Reappointment Process. To reappoint a local director pursuant
to KRS
39B.020(3), a local
appointing authority shall execute the actions established in Section 2(1)(b)
and (c) of this administrative regulation.
Section 5. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following materials are incorporated
by reference:
(a) "Commonwealth of Kentucky
Application for Employment", PC/DHRA, February 7, 2019; and
(b) "Appointment of local Emergency
Management Director", KyEM Form 15, 2009.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained subject to applicable copyright law, at the Division of Emergency
Management, Emergency Operations Center, 100 Minuteman Parkway, Frankfort,
Kentucky 40601-6168, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
39A.050(2)(j), (m),
39A.070(3),
39B.020
