In carrying out the provisions of F.S. Chapter 252, the City Commission shall have the authority and powers enumerated in F.S. § 252.38.
(A) The City Commission shall have the power to make, amend, and rescind such orders, rules and regulations as may be necessary for civil defense purposes and to supplement the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter and F.S. Chapter 252, when not inconsistent with any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated by the State Division of Public Safety Planning and Assistance or by any state agency exercising a power delegated to it by the Governor or the State Division of Public Safety Planning and Assistance.
(B) The Mayor or the City Manager shall have the authority, pursuant to F.S. § 252.38(6)(e), to declare that a state of emergency exists within the boundaries of the city for a period not to exceed seven days, unless extended by the Governor, and thereafter may for such period as the emergency exists or continues, exercise such emergency powers and take such actions as are determined necessary and appropriate for the protection of life, health, and property, the alleviation of suffering, and the rapid restoration of public facilities and services. As soon as practicable after the state of emergency has been abated, the City Commission shall consider a resolution to formally ratify the declaration of a state of emergency.
(‘69 Code, § 7-6) (Ord. 172, passed 12-21-67; Am. Ord. 1621, passed 10-1-08)