Sec. 6-18. - Appointment, responsibilities, etc., of public information officer.

(a)

The public information officer will be appointed by the town council from the residents of the town.

(b)

The public information officer will be responsible for the following:

(1)

To plan and administer a public information program to inform the public of all developments in the local civil defense of the town.

(2)

To establish procedures for collecting and disseminating information during emergencies and nuclear attack.

(3)

To coordinate with other services of civil defense to insure against false or misleading information being released.

(c)

All department heads, individuals and agencies participating in the civil defense and emergency-disaster recovery activities for the town shall submit all public information news releases to the public information officer for his coordination.

(Code 1967, § 8-18)