(A) No person shall have the right to expend any public funds of the city in carrying out any emergency management activity authorized by this subchapter without prior approval by the City Council, nor shall any person have any right to bind the city by contract, agreement or otherwise without prior and specific approval of the City Council unless during a declared disaster.
(B) During a declared disaster, the Mayor may expend and/or commit public funds of the city when deemed prudent and necessary for the protection of health, life or property.
(2012 Code, § 22-37)