(A) In the event of a natural, technological, or manmade disaster or emergency beyond local control, and upon certification of the emergency or disaster by the City Manager, the Mayor is vested with the authority to declare a State of Local Emergency by issuing a Legislative Order. The State of Local Emergency shall continue until the City Council, pursuant to § 53.23 below, terminates the State of Local Emergency. Upon declaration by the Governor of a State of Emergency, the Mayor shall acknowledge the emergency or disaster by issuing a Legislative Order declaring same. A certification of the emergency or disaster conditions by the City Manager to the Mayor may be verbal, but each verbal certification shall be confirmed in writing within twenty-four (24) hours following the issuance of a Legislative Order. Nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to circumvent the powers of the Governor under Chapter 252, Florida Statutes.
(B) In the absence of the Mayor, the Deputy Mayor, the City Manager, or the Chief of Police, in that order, is designated to declare a State of Local Emergency pursuant hereto and to perform other necessary actions as may be required in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 2003-10, passed 3-20-03)