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<br />,,,-"" " O/( <br />;J~-(l <br />O! \r, <br />u\ ;1l!!;:'; <br />'>{l;> <br />C;j ,'~ <br />( /fO\'''''' <br /> <br />County Executive Office <br />Countywide Public Mass Notification System <br />Policy and Guideline <br /> <br />Non-emergency public notification use is prohibited for any of the following purposes: <br /> <br />1. Any message of commercial nature <br />2. Any message of a political nature <br />3. Any non-official business (e.g. articles, retirement announcements, etc.) <br />4. To send a message to an E911 obtained data source; see Section III, Govemance, <br />for additional information relating to E911 data use restrictions <br /> <br />Non-emergency considerations: <br />1. Citizens can become desensitized to too many government messages <br />2. Clearly identify sender or announcement as non-emergency <br /> <br />VI. AUTHORIZED SYSTEM USERS <br />In general, those authorized to make notifications will be officials in the local police, fire and <br />city manager departments. <br /> <br />County Administrator: The CEO\Chief Information Office will act as the Countywide Public <br />Mass Notification System County Administrator. County Administrator responsibilities are <br />covered in section IX. System Administration and Operation. <br /> <br />County User: County Coordinated Communications Center Control One and Emergency <br />Management Bureau personnel will be setup as "County' users. County Users will have <br />permission to access and launch emergency notifications to all jurisdictions within Orange <br />County consistent with County Operational Area public safety response guidelines. <br /> <br />Local Agency Administrator: A minimum of one designated Local Agency Administrator will <br />be required for each Agency participating in the countywide System. Local Agency <br />Administrator responsibilities are covered in section IX. System Administration and <br />Operation. <br /> <br />Local Agency User: Participating Agencies may have an unlimited number of Local Agency <br />Users. Local Agency Users will have access to resident contact records within their <br />jurisdiction as well as neighboring jurisdictions with an established MOU agreement. Local <br />Agency Users will be authorized and managed by the Local Agency Administrator and may <br />have varied system permissions. <br /> <br />Inter-Department User: Inter-departmental users will have permission to inter-departmental <br />contact information only and are authorized to use the system solely for inter-departmental <br />communication including but limited to first responder and volunteer call-outs. <br /> <br />VII. ACTIVATION OF THE SYSTEM <br />Each Agency is responsible for launching messages to affected citizens and businesses <br />within their jurisdiction. Determination of authority to request activation of the Mass <br />Notification System rest with local officials, not with the County of Orange or the Orange <br /> <br />Page 5 of9 <br />7/1112008 <br />