(A) The Village President may exercise the emergency power and authority necessary to fulfill his or her general powers and duties. The judgment of the Village President shall be the sole criteria necessary to invoke emergency powers provided by ordinance and other appropriate authorities. The Board of Trustees may convene to perform its legislative and administrative powers as the situation demands, and shall receive reports relative to civil defense activities. Nothing in this section shall be construed as abridging or curtailing the powers or restrictions of the Board of Trustees.
(B) (1) During any period when disaster threatens or when the village has been struck by disaster, within the definition of this section, the Village President may promulgate such regulations as he or she deems necessary to protect life and property and preserve critical resources.
(2) The regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(a) Regulations prohibiting or restricting the movement of vehicles in order to facilitate the work of civil defense forces, or to facilitate the mass movement of persons from critical areas within or without the village;
(b) Regulations pertaining to the movement of persons from areas deemed to be hazardous or vulnerable to disaster;
(c) Other regulations necessary to preserve public peace, health and safety; and
(d) Regulations promulgated in accordance with the authority above will be given widespread circulation by proclamations published and uttered by newspaper and radio.
(2000 Code, § 32.161) (Ord. 1385, passed 3-20-1989)