[CC 1984 §8-41]
For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
CIVIL EMERGENCY
A riot or unlawful assembly characterized by the use of force
or violence, civil commotion or uprising or any natural or manmade
disaster or calamity; or imminent danger of any of the foregoing.
MAYOR
The Mayor of the City or, in his/her absence or inability
to act, the Mayor Pro Tem.
[CC 1984 §8-42]
When in the judgment of the Mayor a civil emergency is deemed
to exist, he/she shall forthwith proclaim in writing the existence
thereof.
[CC 1984 §8-43]
Any proclamation of a civil emergency shall be promptly communicated
to all available news media for dissemination to the public, and the
original thereof shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
[CC 1984 §8-44]
After the proclamation of a civil emergency by the Mayor, he/she
may order a general curfew applicable to such geographical areas of
the City or to the City as a whole as he/she may deem advisable, and
the curfew shall be applicable during the hours of the day or night
as he/she may deem necessary in the interest of public safety and
welfare. In the designated areas and during the designated hours of
any such curfew, all persons shall remove themselves to and remain
in their places of residence, remain off and away from the public
streets, sidewalks, parks and all other public or open places; and
no persons shall loiter or gather together in groups at any place
for any purpose whatsoever; provided, that persons performing medical
services, essential public utility services, public officials, Law
Enforcement Officers, firemen and other persons officially designated
to perform some duty with reference to the civil emergency are exempt
from the curfew.
[CC 1984 §8-46]
A proclamation issued in accordance with the provisions of this
Article shall remain in effect continuously from the date and time
of the issuance thereof for such a period of time as may specifically
be prescribed therein or upon the issuance of a proclamation determining
the civil emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs first; provided,
the City Council shall have the power to terminate civil emergency
at any time.