§ 2-354. Declaration of a state of emergency.

(a)

The Village Manager shall have the sole authority to declare a state of emergency hereunder.

(b)

Any declaration of a state of emergency and all emergency regulations activated under the provisions of this article and any emergency expenditures made hereunder pursuant to subsection 2-353(8) shall be confirmed by the Village Council by resolution no later than at the next regular meeting, unless the nature of the emergency renders a meeting of the Village Council impossible. Confirmation of the emergency declaration shall disclose the reasons for actions proposed and taken to manage the emergency, and other pertinent data relating to the emergency requiring the declaration.

(c)

Emergency resolutions or orders authorized by this article may include, but are not limited to, the following subjects:

(1)

Evacuation;

(2)

Curfews; declaration of areas off limits;

(3)

Suspension or regulation of the sale of, or offer to sell, with or without consideration: Alcoholic beverages; explosives; or combustibles;

(4)

Prohibiting the sale of merchandise, goods or services at more than the average retail prices;

(5)

Water use restrictions;

(6)

Suspension of local building regulations;

(7)

Regulating the use of and rationing of fuel, ice and other essentials;

(8)

Emergency procurement procedures;

(9)

Closing of public beach areas.

(d)

A declaration of a state of emergency shall activate the emergency plans applicable to the Village. A declaration of a state of emergency shall automatically invoke the emergency measures listed in F.S. § 870.044, if the emergency relates to overt acts of violence or the imminent threat of such violence.

(e)

A state of emergency, when declared, shall continue in effect from day to day until declared to be terminated by the Village Manager or Village Council, in accordance with section 2-355.

(f)

Upon the declaration of a state of emergency, the Village Manager shall post a written notice of such declaration upon the main bulletin board in Village Hall, and shall, as promptly as practicable, file in the office of the Village Clerk a notice of a declared state of emergency, or emergency measure declared or ordered and promulgated by virtue of Florida Statutes. The Village Manager shall notify the local media and residents as soon as possible and in the manner most practicable and expeditious.

(g)

The Village Manager may issue orders pursuant to this article and may elect to adopt orders issued by County or State emergency management agencies.

(Ord. No. 510, § 2, 7-18-06; Ord. No. 557, § 3, 9-20-11)