For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
DISASTER. Human-made and natural occurrences, such as fire, flood, drought, earthquake, tornado and windstorm, hazardous substance or nuclear power plant accident or incident, which threaten the public peace, health and safety of the people or which damage and destroy public or private property. The term includes enemy attack, sabotage or other hostile action from without the city.
MAYOR. The Mayor of the city or, in the absence or incapacity of the Mayor, it means the Mayor Pro Tem. In the absence or incapacity of the Mayor Pro Tem, it means the first available person in the following order: City Administrator; City Attorney; Fire Chief; Police Chief; then the internal command structure of the Fire Department. Upon the arrival of a person higher up in this listed chain of command, they then become MAYOR for the purposes herein defined.
PUBLIC DISORDER. Such substantial interference with the public peace as to constitute a significant threat to the health and safety of the people or a significant threat to public or private property. The term includes insurrection, rioting, looting and persistent violent civil disobedience.
(2011 Code, § 6.0202)