(a) The Mayor is hereby authorized 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 restrict the use of public utilities in order to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Municipality.
(b) During any state of emergency declared by the Mayor, the Mayor is hereby authorized to order curtailment or abatement by any and all industries, homeowners and residents of the Municipality of the use of water, natural gas or electricity, and to order any public utility supplier to cease or restrict distribution to specified customers or geographic areas.
(c) The Mayor shall immediately, upon declaring a state of emergency under this chapter, cause such notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the Municipality and shall make the same known to the public via radio or television.
(Ord. 84-64. Passed 8-6-84.)