Sec. 674.207. - Emergency powers of Mayor.

In addition to all other powers conferred upon the Mayor by law, during a state of disaster emergency he may: (a) Suspend the provisions of any ordinance prescribing procedures for the conduct of City business or the rules, regulations or orders of any City agency, if strict compliance with the ordinance, rule, regulation or order would in any way prevent, hinder or delay necessary action in coping with the disaster. (b) Utilize all available resources of the City government as reasonably necessary to cope with the disaster. (c) Transfer the direction, personnel or functions of City agencies, or units thereof, for the purpose of performing or facilitating emergency services. (d) Request the assistance and cooperation of the independent agencies, or such of them as are reasonably necessary to implement the emergency preparedness plan, and, in the event that an independent agency fails or refuses to provide the requested assistance and cooperation or that there is no one available to order such assistance and cooperation, commandeer or utilize the independent agency's personnel and equipment as is reasonably necessary to cope with the disaster. (e) Subject to the provisions of Section 674.211 , commandeer or utilize any private property if he finds this necessary to cope with the disaster. (f) Direct and compel by any necessary and reasonable force the evacuation of all or part of the population from a stricken or threatened area within the City if he deems this action necessary for the preservation of life or other disaster mitigation, response or recovery. (g) Prescribe routes, modes of transportation and destinations in connection with an evacuation. (h) Control ingress to and egress from a disaster area, the movement of persons within the area and the occupancy of premises therein. (i) Suspend or limit the sale, dispensing or transportation of alcoholic beverages, firearms, explosive and combustibles. (j) Make provision for the availability and use of temporary emergency housing. (k) Take or direct measures for limiting or suspending lighting devices and appliances, gas and water mains, electric power distribution and other utility services in the general public interest. (l) Take or direct measures concerning the conduct of civilians, the movement and cessation of movement of pedestrian and vehicular traffic prior to, during and subsequent to drills and actual or threatened disasters, the calling of public meetings and gatherings and the evacuation and reception of the civilian population, as provided in the emergency preparedness plan. (m) Authorize the use of forces already activated or mobilized to assist private citizens of the City in cleanup and recovery operations during a disaster when permission to enter onto or into private property has been obtained from the property owner. (n) Enforce and utilize the provisions of mutual aid plans and interjurisdictional agreements and, in connection therewith: (1) Organize and dispatch emergency preparedness support forces, including personnel, supplies and equipment as necessary, to other counties, transfer operational command of these forces to the other jurisdiction and resume operational command of these forces when they are no longer needed outside the City. (2) Request and assume operational command of emergency preparedness support forces, including personnel, supplies and equipment as necessary, dispatched from other jurisdictions into the City and transfer operational command of these forces to the original jurisdiction when they are no longer needed in the City. (3) Loan, lease or transfer, on such terms and conditions as he deems necessary to promote the public welfare and protect the interests of the City, any property of the City government required or useful to effectuate the mutual aid plan or interjurisdictional agreement, and receive and utilize any property of another jurisdiction by loan, lease or transfer on such terms and conditions as he deems advisable, pursuant to a mutual aid plan or interjurisdictional agreement. (o) Waive procedures and formalities otherwise required by the Charter or by law pertaining to: (1) The performance of public work. (2) The entering into of contracts. (3) The incurring of obligations. (4) The employment of permanent and temporary workers. (5) The utilization of volunteer workers. (6) The rental of equipment. (7) The purchase and distribution, with or without compensation, of supplies, materials and facilities. (8) The appropriation and expenditure of public funds. (Ord. 79-1242-665, § 2; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 95-1272-768, § 4) Note— Former § 430.207.