In the event the mayor or his or her designees declares in writing than a state of emergency exists, the mayor, subject to the orders of the Governor, shall have and may exercise for the period as the state of emergency exists or continues, the following powers:
(A) The power to enforce all laws and administrative regulations relating to disaster and emergence response and to direct all local disaster and emergency response forces and operation in the affected city;
(B) The power to exclude all nonessential, unauthorized, disruptive, or uncooperative personnel from the scene of the emergency, and to command persons or groups of persons at the scene to disperse. A person who refuses to leave an area in which a written order of evacuation has been issued in accordance with a written declaration of emergency of a disaster may be forcibly removed to a place of safety or shelter, or may , if this is resisted, be arrested by a peace officer. Forcible removal or arrest hall not be exercised as options until all reasonable efforts for voluntary compliance have been exhausted;
(C) The power to declare curfews and establish their limits;
(D) The power to order immediate purchase or rental of, contract for, or otherwise procure, without regard to procurement codes or procedures or budget requirements, the good and services essential for protection of public health and safety or to maintain or to restore essential public services; and
(E) The power to request emergency assistance from any local government or special district and, through the Governor, to request emergency assistance from any state agency and to initiate requests for federal assistance as are necessary for protection of public health and safety or for continuation of essential public services.
(KRS 39A.100(3))