Whenever a civil emergency shall occur in the City of Pikeville, the Mayor, or City Manager if the Mayor is absent or unable to act for any reason, shall have the power to do the following:
(A) To declare hours of curfew for all persons and during such hours of curfew, all persons shall be at their homes and shall not be on the streets, alleys or other public areas of the city. The curfew shall be declared in a proclamation of the Mayor, which proclamation shall be delivered to the Chief of Police; who shall then see that the proclamation is delivered to all news media within the city and who shall also use public address systems throughout the city to immediately notify the public of the proclamation and curfew and warn the public that any violation of the curfew shall be deemed a misdemeanor and violators will be arrested.
(B) To declare all or any business establishments be closed and remain closed until further order. After notice to close is given to any business establishment, any person operating the establishment who refuses to close or remain closed during the period the order is in effect shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. O-2023-06, passed 6-26-23)