It shall be the duty of the City Manager to report to the Mayor and the Board of Commissioners conditions that may lead to, or currently are creating, a water shortage. Upon receiving such report, and upon determining that water conservation measures are necessary to adequately address an imminent or current water shortage, the Mayor may impose by proclamation any stage of water conservation described herein. Except in the case of an emergency where prior notice is impossible or impracticable, prior to the Mayor's initial proclamation or subsequent additional proclamations the City Manager shall notify the Board of Commissioners regarding the Mayor's decision to impose a stage of water conservation. In response, the City Manager shall enact the water shortage response provisions whenever the trigger conditions outlined in Section IV of the City of Havelock's Water Shortage Response Plan are met. In his or her absence, the Public Services Director will assume this role.
(Ord. 07-O-07, passed 9-24-2007; Ord. 19-O-03, passed 9-23-2019)