(A) The Director of Emergency Management, the Mayor and the Town Marshal acting in concert, or any two of them if one is not available, or any one of them if neither of the other two are available, shall have the authority to declare a local state of emergency.
(B) Any declaration of a local state of emergency and all emergency regulations activated under the provisions of this subchapter shall be confirmed by the Town Council by resolution no later than its next regularly scheduled meeting, unless the nature of the emergency renders a meeting of the Town Council impractical.
(C) An emergency declaration authorized under this subchapter shall authorize temporary emergency measures necessary for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare, which shall, if applicable, be coordinated with activities of the Palm Beach County Emergency Management Agency, and may include but is not limited to the following subjects:
(1) Evacuations;
(2) Curfews and declaration of areas off limits;
(3) Suspension or regulation of the sale of, or offer to sell, with or without consideration: alcoholic beverages, explosives, or combustibles;
(4) Suspension of local building regulations;
(5) Emergency procurement procedures, and the appropriation and expenditure of public funds;
(6) Regulating the use of and rationing of fuel, ice and other essentials;
(7) Providing for the health and safety of persons and property; and
(8) Any other subject as authorized by F.S. Ch. 252.
(D) A local state of emergency, when declared as provided herein, shall continue in effect for no longer than seven days without being affirmatively renewed, and may be terminated at any time.
(E) Upon the declaration of a state of emergency under this subchapter, a written notice of such declaration shall be posted on the bulletin board at Town Hall, and as promptly as practical, the notice shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk, and delivered to local news media for publication and radio and television broadcast.
(Ord. 03-2020, passed 5-28-2020)