North Dakota Century Code Title 37. Military § 37-17.1-07. Local or multicounty emergency management organizations

1. All areas of the state are within the jurisdiction of and must be served by the division of homeland security and emergency management or by a local or multicounty emergency management organization.

2. Each county shall maintain an emergency management organization that serves the entire county or must be a member of a multicounty emergency management organization that serves more than one county or must be a member of the state regional emergency management program.

3. Each city shall provide an emergency management organization of its own, or it shall participate in the countywide emergency management organization. Each governing board of a city shall make its determination based on the city's emergency management requirements, hazards, capabilities, and resources. If a city provides an emergency management organization of its own, the city and county shall coordinate the city and county emergency plans.

4. The mayor of or the president of the board of city commissioners in a city with an emergency management organization and the chairman of the board of county commissioners shall notify the division of homeland security and emergency management of the manner in which the city and the county are providing or securing emergency management activities, identify each individual who will coordinate the activities of the local emergency management organization, and furnish additional information relating thereto as the division requires.

5. Each local or multicounty emergency management organization shall prepare and keep current a local disaster or emergency operational plan for its area.

6. Each local or multicounty emergency management organization shall prepare and distribute to all appropriate officials in written form a clear and complete statement of the disaster or emergency responsibilities of their local agencies and officials.

7. Each local emergency management organization that is a member of the state regional emergency management program shall compensate the state an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the regional coordinator's salary and benefits. If multiple counties within a region participate in the state regional emergency management program, the amount of compensation to the state will be proportioned based on population.