(A) Pursuant to F.S. § 870.042(2), the Mayor and Police Chief are designated as the city officials empowered to declare a state of emergency exists during civil disorders. In the case of natural disasters, the Mayor, and in the absence of the Mayor and each city official following in order, Vice Mayor, available City Commissioners, City Manager, Deputy City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Police Chief and Fire Chief are hereby designated as the city officials who shall be empowered to declare that a state of emergency exists within the boundaries of the municipality and to exercise the emergency powers conferred in F.S. §§ 870.041 through 870.047.
(B) Any person violating any of the provisions of said F.S. §§ 870.041 through 870.047, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as set forth in § 10.99.
(C) The City Manager or his designee is authorized to appoint a temporary Post Disaster Recovery Department formed by selecting appropriate staff from necessary departments throughout the city to facilitate essential response and restoration in the aftermath of a major disaster/emergency as determined on a case by case basis. The temporary term and function of the Post Disaster Recover Department will be determined based upon the nature of the specific disaster/emergency and the general welfare of the city and its residents. The creation of this temporary department and the assignment of existing staff utilizing existing resources does not accrue any additional civil service benefits or other benefits for this service to the participants.
('72 Code, § 2-9) (Ord. O-72-135, passed 7-5-72; Am. Ord. O-93-22, passed 6-2-93)