Whenever the availability of electric power for sale by the city's municipal electric utility becomes severely threatened and the electric utility is so notified by its supplier, the duly elected and acting Mayor of the city shall be authorized and empowered, in his or her sole discretion, to declare that an energy emergency exists and until the time as the city's Utility Board can properly meet to consider the necessary and appropriate action to be taken, the Mayor shall have the authority to prescribe the steps as he or she deems necessary and appropriate for load reduction and electric curtailment of customers of the city's municipal electric utility, including, but not limited to the curtailment rules prescribed by the Public Service Commission of the state.
(`90 Code, § 13.09.020) (Ord. 78-7, passed - -)