(A) In the event of an enemy-caused emergency or emergency resulting from natural causes, the Emergency Management Director, after due authorization from the Mayor, shall have the power and authority to enforce all rules and regulations relating to emergency management and, if necessary, take control of transportation, communications, stocks of fuel, food, clothing, medicine, and public utilities for the purpose of protecting the civilian population. He, she, or they shall cooperate in every way with the activities of other governmental agencies of emergency management organizations. If required by the Mayor, the Director, shall have control over any and all funds allocated from any source for the purpose of alleviating distress conditions in the town.
(B) The Emergency Management Director and other members of the emergency management organization created by him, her, or them shall have the power and authority to enforce the laws of the state and ordinances of the town during the period of emergency and shall at such time have the further power to make arrests for violations of such laws or ordinances.
(C) The Emergency Management Director, after due authorization of the Mayor, shall have the power and authority to employee personnel at a (minimum) hourly rate of $9 per hour, to assist the Emergency Management Director in enforcing all rules and regulations relating to emergency management.
(Prior Code, § 13-304)