File #: ORD 2019-003    Name: State of Emergency Provisions
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/24/2019 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 3/14/2019 Final action: 3/14/2019
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE II, "CITY COMMISSION," SECTION 2-25, "DECLARATION OF CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY," TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO DELINEATE MANDATORY EVACUATION ZONES AND SET CURFEWS DURING A DECLARED CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS," ARTICLE V, "EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING," SECTION 6-55, "HOUSING EMERGENCY DECLARATION," TO REMOVE INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS AS TO THE ENACTMENT OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCES; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "GARBAGE AND REFUSE," ARTICLE II, "COLLECTIONS AND DISPOSAL," SECTION 12-42, "PUBLIC SERVICES ON PRIVATE ROADWAYS," TO CLARIFY THE MAYOR'S AUTHORITY TO DECLARE A CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 21, "PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE 1, "CIVIL SERVICE CODE," SECTION 21-10, "ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE," SUBSECTION 21-10.1, "HOURS OF WORK," TO CLARIFY THE MAYOR'S AUTHORITY TO DECLARE A CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY. (SECO...
Indexes: Amendment, Chapter 2, Chapter 21, Chapter 6, Emergency, Ordinance
Code sections: 12-42, - Public Services on Private Roadways, 2-25, - Declaration of City-wide State of Emergency, 21-10, - Attendance and Leave, 6-55, - Housing Emergency Declaration, Chapter 12, - Garbage and Refuse, Chapter 2 - Administration, Chapter 21, - Personnel Administration, Chapter 6, Article V - Emergency Temporary Housing
Attachments: 1. ORDINANCE 2019-003-Code Amdmt-State of Emergency Provisions
AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE II, "CITY COMMISSION," SECTION 2-25, "DECLARATION OF CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY," TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO DELINEATE MANDATORY EVACUATION ZONES AND SET CURFEWS DURING A DECLARED CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 6, "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS," ARTICLE V, "EMERGENCY TEMPORARY HOUSING," SECTION 6-55, "HOUSING EMERGENCY DECLARATION," TO REMOVE INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS AS TO THE ENACTMENT OF EMERGENCY ORDINANCES; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 12, "GARBAGE AND REFUSE," ARTICLE II, "COLLECTIONS AND DISPOSAL," SECTION 12-42, "PUBLIC SERVICES ON PRIVATE ROADWAYS," TO CLARIFY THE MAYOR'S AUTHORITY TO DECLARE A CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY; BY AMENDING CHAPTER 21, "PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION," ARTICLE 1, "CIVIL SERVICE CODE," SECTION 21-10, "ATTENDANCE AND LEAVE," SUBSECTION 21-10.1, "HOURS OF WORK," TO CLARIFY THE MAYOR'S AUTHORITY TO DECLARE A CITY-WIDE STATE OF EMERGENCY. (SECOND READING)(PUBLIC HEARING)

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BACKGROUND:
This item was approved on First Reading at the February 28, 2019, City Commission Meeting.
During a natural disaster or man-made emergency situation, it is important to mitigate the dangers that are posed through prompt and efficient action by City officials. To ensure the safety of the City's residents, property owners, and visitors, the City's Code of Ordinances confers authority unto the Mayor to declare a city-wide state of emergency by proclamation without need of a formal act by the City Commission pursuant to Section 2-25, "Declaration of city-wide state of emergency." This ordinance expands upon that authority by allowing the Mayor to simultaneously set curfews and delineate mandatory evacuation zones within the City.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this ordinance is to make the Code of Ordinances consistent throughout by identifying the Mayor as the City official to declare the city-wide state of eme...

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