§ 2.44.160. Proclamation of local emergency—Effective when—Term.  


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  • The proclamation of local emergency provided in this section shall become effective immediately upon its issuance and shall be disseminated to the public by appropriate news media. Such a state of local emergency shall exist from the time the proclamation of emergency is issued until such time as it is similarly and duly terminated by:

    A.

    The City Council at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant;

    B.

    By the passage of seven days after the emergency is declared if declared by the Director of Emergency Services or designee of such Director and not ratified by the City Council;

    C.

    The conclusion of any fourteen (14) day period when the emergency is declared, ratified, or extended by the City Council.

(Ord. 60 § 1, 1994: Ord. 55 § 1, 1994: Ord. 91-05 § 2.20.191)