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Council debates giving mayor temporary power to declare local emergency; first reading tabled for rewrite
Summary
Council reviewed a draft ordinance to authorize the mayor to declare a local emergency when the council cannot be convened, including powers for curfews, evacuations and procurement exceptions; councilors requested edits to clarify ratification timing and chain-of-command and tabled the measure for a clean ordinance.
City Manager Spencer presented a draft ordinance on Jan. 12 that would authorize the mayor to declare a local state of emergency when the city council cannot be convened in a timely manner. Spencer said the change would align Seaside’s code with the Emergency Operations Plan and FEMA requirements and help ensure timely action during rapidly unfolding disasters.
Key features in the draft included: authorizing the mayor (or, if unavailable, the council president or city manager) to declare an emergency; a requirement that the council ratify the declaration within…
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