A. The mayor (or the mayor's emergency interim successor as provided in section 22.03.040 of this chapter) may declare a local emergency by proclamation. The proclamation shall state: 1) the nature of the local emergency; 2) the area or areas of the city that are affected or threatened; and 3) the conditions which caused the local emergency.
B. If the mayor is not personally present to sign the proclamation of local emergency and the mayor orally or by electronic message directs another person to sign the proclamation on his or her behalf, such person shall sign the proclamation with the mayor's name followed with the notation "By Direction of the Mayor" and the other person's signature and printed name. (Ord. 54-13, 2013)