A. Issuance Of Proclamation:
1. Upon the determination that such an emergency exists, the mayor shall issue a proclamation declaring the emergency and setting out with particularity an order restricting use of water from the city system. Such order may:
a. Restrict water usage during certain periods of the day or week or according to an orderly and nondiscriminatory scheme; and
b. Prohibit usages not essential to public health and safety.
2. The order may be revised from time to time as the mayor deems necessary. (1992 Code § 17-323)
B. Notice Of Proclamation:
1. The proclamation required by subsection A of this section shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, or if there is no such newspaper in which the proclamation may be published within twenty four (24) hours after the emergency arises, publication shall be by posting a copy of the proclamation in ten (10) prominent places in the city. The emergency proclamation shall be in full force and effect upon publication. Substantial compliance with this subsection is sufficient to effect the proclamation.
2. Whenever a sudden or unexpected event so reduces the availability of water or water pressure as to create an immediate threat to public health or safety, the notice of the proclamation may be given by any reasonable means, including electronic means. The emergency shall be in full force and effect upon such notice. If any such means is other than that required in subsection B1 of this section, the proclamation shall be republished in accordance with subsection B1 of this section within twenty four (24) hours of the first notice. (1992 Code § 17-324)
C. Effect Of Proclamation: A duly proclaimed emergency shall continue and the terms of the proclamation shall be in full force for thirty (30) days or until such time as the mayor or the city council shall cause to be published a proclamation that the emergency has ended, whichever is shorter, unless the city council, by resolution approved by a majority of all its members, extends the proclamation. (1992 Code § 17-325)
D. Appeals: Any person feeling aggrieved by a proclamation of the mayor shall have the right to present the matter to the next regular or special meeting of the city council or to any emergency session called to discuss the water emergency. The city council may exempt such aggrieved person, wholly or in part, from compliance with the proclamation order upon a showing that compliance creates an immediate threat to the person's health or safety. The ruling of the city council by a majority vote of all its members shall be final and binding as to the continuance of any terms of the proclamation. Until and unless the action of the mayor is modified or revoked by action of the city council, all water users shall be bound by the proclamation. (1992 Code § 17-326)