(a) In time of public danger or emergency, the Mayor, or in his absence, the Vice- Mayor shall assume the duty of commanding the police, maintaining order and enforcing the law, and in general perform such duties and immediately proceed to take all action necessary to preserve and protect the public peace and the lives, persons and property within the Village that are endangered or potentially endangered by the factors constituting a public danger or emergency.
(b) The Mayor shall establish and put into effect procedures whereby circumstances or events which constitute a public danger or emergency or which are likely to produce a public danger or emergency shall be immediately reported to him by members of the departments under this authority and control. Upon receipt of any information of circumstances or events which may constitute an actual or potential public danger or emergency, he shall immediately convey such information to the Police Department, the Fire Department and the Service Department, and shall also convey such information to all other members of Council as soon as it is practicable. He shall establish procedures to be used in his absence for making such notifications.
(c) The Mayor shall establish procedures for taking positive action to all of the appropriate departments of the Village under his jurisdiction to control and suppress riots and to protect the public peace and the lives, persons and property within the Village in times of emergency and shall keep all members of Council informed in detail as to these plans and preparations. He shall consult with all department heads in regard to the formulation of such plans and preparations for the purpose of providing a course of action that can be pursued effectively and expeditiously by the Village under his direction, or the direction of the Vice-Mayor if the Mayor is absent. The Mayor shall keep the Vice-Mayor informed of all plans and procedures for dealing with public dangers or emergency, in preparation for the possibility of the Vice-Mayor assuming such duties in the absence of the Mayor.
(Ord. 94-8. Passed 7-25-94.)