(a) The Manager or his designee may proclaim in writing a state of emergency and coincident to the proclamation, the Manager or his designee shall issue notice of the special meeting of Council to be held within twelve hours of the time of the proclamation, in times of public emergency or when existing circumstances or the state of facts presents imminent and substantial danger of bodily harm to large numbers of people and/or widespread destruction of property such as, but not limited to natural disorders caused by an act of God, explosions, fires, tumult, diffusing explosive vapors, diffusing dangerous chemicals or liquids, civil emergency, power failures or aircraft accidents.
(b) As part of such proclamation or by subsequent written order after such proclamation is issued, the Manager or his designee may, in his discretion as he deems necessary to the public safety:
(1) Delineate the boundaries of any area threatened by emergency condition and restrict or prohibit entering such area except when carrying on necessary and legitimate pursuits, and control and regulate movement within and from such area;
(2) Establish a curfew within such area under regulations set by the Manager or his designee or Council and prohibit persons from being out of doors during such curfew;
(3) Prohibit the sale, offering for sale, dispensing, and regulate or control the transportation of firearms and other deadly weapons, ammunition, dynamite and other dangerous explosive, incendiary devices and any necessary ingredient thereof.
(c) When the danger has passed, the Manager or his designee or Council shall forthwith make a proclamation that the emergency has ended and any proclamation, order or regulations issued pursuant to this section shall then become void.
(d) The powers conferred by this section are in addition to any other power which may be conferred by law and nothing in this section shall be construed to modify or limit such authority, powers, duties and responsibilities of any officer or public official as may be provided by law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit suspension of the privilege to a writ of habeas corpus.
(Ord. 507. Passed 10-2-69.)
(Ord. 507. Passed 10-2-69.)
(e) Whoever violates any prohibition provided by this section or who knowingly fails to perform any duty required by a proclamation, order or regulation issued and in effect pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.