Commission updates emergency management code to modernize response powers

Oct 6, 2026

Commissioners approved a rewrite of Chapter 14 (civil emergencies), updating emergency declaration procedures, manager emergency procurement authority and continuity planning; the ordinance passed 4–0 on second reading.

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The City Commission approved a rewrite of the municipal code chapter dealing with civil emergencies, adopting a second- and final-reading ordinance that modernizes emergency declarations, procurement authority for the city manager and continuity-of-government procedures.

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