In cases of emergencies, as determined by the City Council, including but not limited to states of emergency defined in Section 8558 of the California Government Code, when repairs or replacements are necessary to permit the continued conduct of the operations or services of a public agency or to avoid danger to life or property, the City Council, by majority vote, may proceed at once to replace or repair any public facility without adopting the plans, specifications, or working details, or giving notice of bids to let contracts. For the purposes of this section, the City Manager is delegated to declare the public emergency subject to confirmation by the City Council by a four-fifths vote at its next regular meeting. The work may be done by day labor at the direction of the City Manager, by contract, or by a combination of the two. If notice for bids to let contracts is not given, the City shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050) of the Public Contract Code. (Ord. 2910 § 3, 1997).