(a) The Mayor is authorized, in times of public emergency or when existing circumstances or 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 to be 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, to proclaim in writing a state of emergency and coincident to the proclamation, the City Manager shall issue notice of a special meeting of Council to be held within twelve hours of the time of the proclamation.
(b) As part of such proclamation or by subsequent written order after such proclamation is issued, the Mayor 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 persons from entering such area except when carrying on necessary and legitimate pursuits, and control and regulate movement of persons within and from such area;
(2) Establish a curfew within such area under regulations set by the Mayor or Council and prohibit persons from being out-of-doors during such curfew;
(Ord. 69-4185. Passed 10-6-69.)
(3) Prohibit the sale, offering for sale, dispensing, and regulate or control the transportation of deadly weapons with the exception of firearms as defined in ORC §2923.11, dynamite and other dangerous explosives, incendiary devices and any necessary ingredient thereof.
(Ord. 2019-76. Passed 11-26-19.)
(c) When the danger has passed, the Mayor or Council shall forthwith make a proclamation that the emergency has ended and any proclamation, order, or regulation 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. 69-4185. Passed 10-6-69.)
(e) Whoever violates any prohibition contained in or knowingly fails to perform any duty required by a proclamation, order or regulation issued and in effect pursuant to this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.