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A. "Absent" means not present in the State of Washington for a period of 24 hours or more.

B. "Director" means the Director of the Emergency Management Department.

C. "Disaster" means actual or threatened natural, or man-caused public calamity, including, but not limited to, enemy attack, sabotage, hazardous material incident and extraordinary fire, flood, storm, pandemic, epidemic, lahar, tsunami and earthquake.

D. "Emergency management" means the preparation for and the coordination of all emergency functions, other than functions for which military forces are primarily responsible, to prevent, minimize and repair injury and damage resulting from disasters.

E. "Executive Pro Tem" means the Councilmember designated pursuant to Section 3.40 of the Pierce County Charter to exercise the powers and duties of the Executive during such time as the Executive is absent or unavailable.

F. "Unavailable" means either that a vacancy in the office exists or that the lawful incumbent of the office is absent or unable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

G. "Vacancy" means that an office of a County official is legally unoccupied due to the incumbent's death, incapacity, resignation or other reason as provided for in Section 4.70 of the Pierce County Charter.

(Ord. 2006-29s § 1 (part), 2006; Ord. 90-80 § 1 (part), 1990; Ord. 83-183 § 1 (part), 1984; Prior Code § 11.02.020)