Authorizing a local emergency management commission to assume the duties of a joint 911 service board

This bill authorizes local emergency management commissions to assume the duties of a joint 911 service board. The bill provides that local emergency management commissions may be substituted, if agreed to by a two-thirds majority of the commission and a two-thirds majority of the joint 911 service board, for a joint 911 service board by the board of supervisors of the county in which the joint 911 service board is maintained. Additionally, the bill provides that a commission shall have all of the powers of a joint 911 service board if a commission is substituted for the joint 911 service board. 3, “joint 911 service board” includes a commission if a commission is substituted for the joint 911 service board. The bill modifies the duties of a local emergency management commission upon approval to be responsible for the activities of a joint 911 service board if substitution occurs.