Notwithstanding any provisions of this code to the contrary, when the Mayor determines, in the Mayor’s sole discretion, that a state of public emergency exists within the city, the Mayor, pursuant to I.C.A. § 372.14, may by proclamation declare a state of emergency, govern the city by proclamation, and exercise through the assistance of the City Administrator and in consultation with the City Attorney all emergency powers, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(A) The power to direct emergency response activities by city departments, including, but not limited to, the Police and Fire Departments, and by such emergency services personnel as the Mayor may designate or appoint;
(B) The power to execute contracts for the emergency construction or repair of public improvements, when the delay of advertising and public letting might cause serious loss or injury to the city, upon following the procedures of § 34.007 of this chapter;
(C) The power to purchase or lease goods and services the Mayor deems necessary to the city’s emergency response or for the repair of city facilities, or both, upon following the procedures of § 34.007 of this chapter;
(D) The power to lease real property, structures or both, that the Mayor deems necessary for the continued operation of city government;
(E) The power to promulgate rules and orders to implement and clarify the Mayoral proclamation exercising emergency power; and
(F) The power to delegate any or all of these duties to the City Administrator, who may in turn delegate any or all of the duties.
(2013 Code, § 9-2) (Ord. 14622, passed 3-22-1999)