(A) Pursuant to G.S. 166A-19.31, the Mayor is hereby authorized to impose, by means of the issuance of a state of emergency declaration, the prohibitions and restrictions specified in§§ 93.03 through 93.08 of this chapter. The Mayor may impose as many of those specified prohibitions and restrictions as he/she finds necessary, due to the emergency, to maintain an acceptable level of public order and services and to protect lives, safety, and property.
(B) The state of emergency declaration shall be in writing. The City Manager or designees of the City Manager shall take reasonable steps to give notice as broadly as possible of the terms of the declaration to
those affected by it as soon as is practicable. Copies of the declaration shall be posted on the front doors or entrances of city hall, the police department headquarters station, the fire department headquarters station, and at the city public works facility. The efforts of city employees to provide public notice of the declaration shall include sending, as soon as is practicable, reports of the substance of the declaration to the mass communications media that serve the city. A minimum of one duplicate original of the declaration shall be furnished to the city clerk’s office at the earliest opportunity, and the city clerk will, upon request, furnish certified copies of the declaration as soon as is practicable.
(Ord. 20 ORD 8-15, passed 8-6-15)