§ 2-356. Police emergencies.

(a)

An emergency may be declared because of civil unrest or imminent threat to public peace or order when the Chief of Police, or if unavailable, the next highest ranking officer in the Police Department chain of command certifies to the Village Manager that an emergency condition arising from hostile actions of others, armed or unarmed or other imminent threat to public peace or order, requires extraordinary measures for control, including, but not limited to curfew; blockade; proscription of the sale of weapons or alcohol beverages; explosives and combustibles; evacuation; and other similar actions. The Village Manager may issue a declaration of a state of emergency in accordance with section 2-354. This section shall not apply to firearms as regulated by F.S. ch. 790.

(b)

The declaration of a state of emergency because of civil unrest or imminent threat to public peace or order, shall authorize the issuance of emergency resolutions or orders and other appropriate resolutions or orders, as may be required and may, if applicable, require automatic emergency measures pursuant to F.S. § 870.044. In addition, additional discretionary emergency measures pursuant to F.S. § 870.045 may be issued.

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