(a) The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to be able to declare a state of emergency whenever a critical condition exists, whether caused by an act of God, a natural occurrence or a man-made disaster or occurrence, in which the Mayor determines it necessary to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the city.
(b) For the purpose of this section, a "state of emergency" shall be defined as follows: any sudden unexpected happening, an unforeseen occurrence or condition, or a specifically perplexing contingency or complication of circumstances, creating an insufficiency of service or facilities which may result in social disturbance or distress.
(c) During any state of emergency decided by the Mayor, the Mayor, as Director of Public Service, is hereby authorized to order curtailment and/or abatement, by any and all industries, homeowners and/or residents of the city, of use of water and/or electricity as determined by the Mayor.
(d) The Director of Public Service shall immediately, upon declaring an emergency, cause notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city and shall make the same known to the general public by either radio or television.
(e) Council, by a three-fourths majority vote at a regular or special meeting, may override the Mayor's determination of a state of emergency.
(1996 Code, § 230.03) (Ord. 36-78, passed 10-16-1978) Penalty, see § 230.99