CHAPTER 34: HOMELAND SECURITY
Section
General Provisions
   34.01   Interlocal agreement
   34.02   Northern Kentucky Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan adopted
State of Emergency Curfew
   34.15   Authority
   34.16   Declaration of emergency
   34.17   Notice to Board
   34.18   Restriction of activities
   34.19   When declaration effective
   34.20   Termination
 
   34.99   Penalty
Cross-reference:
   Fire Prevention and Control; Fireworks, see Ch. 91
   Police Department; Fire/Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Department, see Ch. 33
   Business Regulations, see Title XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 34.01 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
   The City has executed an Interlocal Agreement concerning disaster and emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation with the County of Campbell, a copy of which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and made a part hereof by reference.
§ 34.02 NORTHERN KENTUCKY REGIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ADOPTED.
   The City of Newport hereby:
   (A)   Adopts the Northern Kentucky Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan as the official Hazard Mitigation Plan of the City of Newport, Kentucky.
   (B)   Vests the Campbell County Office of Emergency Management with the responsibility, authority, and means to:
      (1)   Inform all concerned parties of this action; and
      (2)   Develop an addendum to this Hazard Mitigation Plan if the jurisdiction’s unique situation warrants such an addendum;
   (C)   Appoints Northern Kentucky Area Development District Regional Mitigation Committee to assure that the Hazard Mitigation Plan be reviewed according to the Plan Maintenance Procedures and that any needed adjustment to the Plan be developed and presented to the Campbell County Mitigation Committee and the City of Newport Board of Commissioners for consideration; and
   (D)   Agrees to consider any other official actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the objectives of the Northern Kentucky Regional Hazard Mitigation Action Plan for the City of Newport, Kentucky.
(Order R-2017-043, passed 7-24-2017)
STATE OF EMERGENCY CURFEW
§ 34.15 AUTHORITY.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an emergency may be declared to exist within the City whenever conditions arise by reason of war, conflagration, flood, heavy snow storm, blizzard, catastrophe, disaster, riot or civil commotion, acts of God, and including conditions, without limitation because of enumeration, which impair transportation, food or fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health or police protection or other vital facilities of the City.
(1995 Code, § 2.64.040)
§ 34.16 DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY.
   Whenever the Mayor or the City Manager, upon consultation with the Police Chief and Fire/EMS Chief, determine that an emergency exists within the City, they shall have power to impose any regulations necessary to preserve the peace and order of the City.
(1995 Code, § 2.64.050) (Ord. O-2001-21, passed 7-16-2001)
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