(A) The Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of Pasquotank and Camden County and/or the City of Elizabeth City Mayor by proclamation may impose the prohibitions and restrictions specified in §§ 30.32 through 30.37 of this chapter in the manner described in those sections. The Chairperson(s)/Mayor may impose as many of the Emergency Management specified prohibitions and restrictions as he/she finds are necessary, because of an emergency, to maintain an acceptable level of public order and services; and to protect lives, safety, and property. The Chairperson(s)/Mayor shall recite his/her findings in the proclamation.
(B) The proclamation shall be in writing. The Chairperson(s)/Mayor shall take reasonable steps to give notice of the terms of the proclamation to those affected by it and shall post a copy of it in the respective County Courthouse and the City of Elizabeth City City Hall. The Chairperson(s)/Mayor shall send reports of the substance of the proclamation to the mass communications media which serves the affected area. The Chairperson(s)/Mayor shall retain a text of the proclamation and furnish upon request certified copies of it.
(C) All prohibitions, restrictions, and amendments imposed by declaration pursuant to ordinances adopted under this section shall take effect in the emergency area immediately upon publication of the declaration, unless the declaration sets a later time. Publication shall include at minimum, posting of a signed copy of the declaration on both of these:
(1) Websites of the county(s) and/or city; and
(2) North Carolina Department of Public Safety WebEOC critical incident management system.
(Ord. passed 10-17-2022)