(a) The Mayor may exercise the emergency power and authority as specified in this chapter. Whenever a situation requires, or is likely to require, that the Mayor invoke such power and authority, he or she shall, as soon as reasonably expedient, convene Council to perform its legislative and administrative duties as the situation demands, and shall report to Council relative to emergency activities. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as abridging or curtailing the powers of Council unless specifically provided in this chapter.
(b) Under the following circumstances, the Mayor may declare that a state of emergency exists in the City, may assemble and utilize the emergency services forces in accordance with the City Emergency Operations Plan and may prescribe the manner and conditions of the use of such emergency services forces:
(1) Whenever, on the basis of information received from authoritative sources, he or she feels that a large scale disaster or emergency situation in the City or State is imminent; or
(2) During any period of disaster in the City or State and thereafter as long as he or she deems it necessary.
(c) Whenever the Mayor deems that any condition in the City is beyond the control of local public or private agencies, or has attained or threatens to attain the proportions of a major disaster, he or she may request the Governor to declare that a state of disaster exists therein by instructing the Coordinator to contact the District Coordinator in accordance with M.C.L.A. 30.414, as amended.
(d) The Mayor, with the approval of Council, is hereby authorized to:
(1) Appropriate and expend funds, make contracts and obtain and distribute equipment, materials and supplies for disaster purposes;
(2) Provide for the health and safety of persons and property, including emergency assistance to the victims of a disaster;
(3) Assign and make available for duty the employees, property or equipment of the Municipality relating to firefighting, engineering, rescue, health, medical and related services, police, transportation, construction and similar items or services for disaster relief purposes within or without the physical limits of the Municipality; and
(4) In the event of a foreign attack upon this State, waive procedures and formalities otherwise required by law pertaining to the performance of public work, entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the employment of permanent and temporary workers, the utilization of volunteer workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase and distribution, with or without compensation, of supplies, materials and facilities, and the appropriation and expenditure of public funds.
(e) The Mayor, with the approval of Council, shall establish procedures for the succession of government during emergencies where officials are unavailable for exercising the powers and discharging the duties of their respective offices.
(f) The Mayor, with the approval of Council, may make regulations permitting the Coordinator to assemble and utilize the emergency services forces and provide disaster relief aid as prescribed in subsections (b), (c) and (d) hereof.
(g) When obtaining formal approvals would result in a delay of relief activity, the Mayor may, until Council convenes, waive procedures and formalities otherwise required pertaining to the performance of public works, entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the employment of temporary workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase and distribution of supplies, materials and facilities and the expenditure of existing funds. Council is also authorized to waive any such procedures and formalities.
(Ord. 288. Passed 1-17-79.)