“Public danger or emergency” means:
(a) A riot, as defined in any degree by the Ohio Revised Code, any civil disturbance, disorder or other occurrence that constitutes a clear and present danger to the health, safety and property of the inhabitants of the Village, or substantially impairs the functioning of the Village government and its ability to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants; or
(b) Any natural disaster or man-made calamity, or clear and present danger thereof, including but not limited to flood, fire, cyclone, tornado, earthquake or explosion within the corporate limits of the Village resulting in the death or injury of persons or the destruction of property to such an extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the public peace, health, safety and welfare. An “absence” shall include the incapacity of the Mayor or Vice-Mayor, or inability to make immediate contact with the Mayor or Vice-Mayor.
(Ord. 94-8. Passed 7-25-94.)