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A. In the event that the Mayor is unavailable or unable to perform his or her duties under this chapter, the duties shall be performed by:
1. Council President;
2. City Administrator; and
3. Chief of Police.
B. All references to the Mayor in this chapter shall be deemed to refer to the successor referred to in this section.
A. Whenever a state of emergency has been declared to exist within the city, the City Council is empowered to order and enforce the measures listed in this section. However, if circumstances prohibit the timely action of the City Council, the Mayor may order the following measures, provided that approval from a majority of the City Council is sought and obtained at the first available opportunity, or the Mayor’s order will become null and void.
B. 1. Establish a curfew for the area designated as an emergency area which fixes the hours during which all persons other than officially authorized personnel may not be upon the public streets or other public places;
2. Prohibit or limit the number of persons who may gather or congregate upon any public street, public place or any outdoor place within the area designated as an emergency area;
3. Barricade streets and roads, as well as access points onto streets and roads, and prohibit vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or restrict as an emergency area for a distance or degree of regulation as may be deemed necessary under the circumstances;
4. Evacuate persons from the area designated as an emergency area;
5. Close taverns or bars and prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages throughout the city or a portion thereof;
6. Commit to mutual aid agreements;
7. Suspend standard procurement procedures to obtain necessary services and/or equipment;
8. Redirect funds for emergency use; and
9. Order any other measures as are found to be immediately necessary for the protection of life and/or property.
A. Under this section, the City Council is authorized to extend government authority to nongovernmental resources (i.e., personnel and equipment) which may support regular government forces during an emergency and may enter into agreements with other public and private agencies for use of resources. When real or personal property is taken under power granted by this section, the owner of the property shall be entitled to reasonable compensation.
B. Under the provisions of O.R.S. 401, state resources are available when the appropriate response to an emergency is beyond the capability of the city and county in which it occurs, the city or county fails to act, or the emergency involves 2 or more counties and the governor determines that lack of coordination is hampering the effectiveness of response to the emergency.
C. Whenever a state of emergency has been declared to exist within the city, county re sources also must be committed prior to the governor declaring a state of emergency by proclamation at the request of the county governing body.
A. Any person, firm, corporation, association or entity who violates any emergency measure taken by the City Council under authority of this chapter shall be subject, upon conviction, to a fine of not more than $1,000 per offense.
B. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense for purposes of imposition of penalty.
C. Where the Oregon Revised Statutes provide for a penalty for the act, commission or omission, the penalty prescribed in this chapter shall be no greater than prescribed by the Oregon Revised Statutes.
A. For the purposes of this chapter, the Chief of Police shall be responsible for managing the city’s emergency program.
B. Specific duties shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. To develop, update and revise the city’s basic emergency operation plan;
2. To coordinate the activities of city departments and other agencies with emergency services capabilities in the development of individual operational annexes to the basic plan;
3. To provide for the coordination of emergency plans, programs and operations with the county, neighboring jurisdictions and other public and private agencies with emergency services responsibilities;
4. To develop working agreements with the county, neighboring jurisdictions and service districts to assure coordinated response to an emergency in the city;
5. To provide for the procurement of personnel, equipment, materials and supplies from higher authority, and for the accounting thereof for use in the event of a declared emergency;
6. To provide for coordinated operations under simulated emergency conditions; and
7. To recommend to the Council any ordinances, policies or procedures which would assist the Council and other city officers in the performance of their duties in preparing for, responding to and recovering from an emergency.