The director, and the city manager shall each, independently, have the authority to remove a tree or shrub, without the authorization or direction of either the commission or the council, and regardless of the issuance or nonissuance of a permit, if any of such three persons determines that the immediate removal of such tree or shrub is necessary for the maintenance of public safety. In making this determination, such officer shall consider all other means available to maintain public safety. Such officer shall incur no civil or criminal liability as a result of any determination such officer makes hereunder regardless of the correctness thereof.
Such officer shall report to the commission upon any removal made pursuant to this section at its next regular meeting following such removal. The report may be submitted in writing without the appearance of such officer unless the commission otherwise requests.
(Prior code § 23.56 (Ord. 852 §28, Ord. 2268, Ord. 2364 §170))