Declaration of an emergency by CCOEM Administrator

According to the Cuyahoga County Emergency Operations Plan (2012), when the CCOEM Administrator deems that a declaration is necessary, the following sequence of events shall occur:

• The Emergency Management Manager shall notify the Department of Justice Affairs Director and describe the nature of the event and potential need to declare a Local State of Emergency.
• The Justice Affairs Director shall advise the Deputy County Administrator of these recommendations and forward them to the County Administrator.
• The County Administrator or his designee shall advise the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and request signature of a prepared State of Local Emergency Declaration.
• Upon execution of the Local State of Emergency Declaration, all municipalities in Cuyahoga County will be notified.
• Conference calls will be scheduled with impacted communities and EOC staff.
• The Public Information Officer will prepare and release appropriate announcements advising the public of the nature of the emergency.

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