§ 31-23. Powers and duties of Mayor.

A. 

Upon such declaration of emergency, the provisions of this section shall immediately become effective and shall continue in effect until the end of such civil preparedness emergency has been declared.

B. 

The Mayor may order into action all or any part of the civil preparedness forces of the city. Subject to the operational coordination of the Director of Emergency Management, the Mayor may:

(1) 

Designate such vehicles and persons as shall be permitted to move and the routes which they shall follow.

(2) 

Take appropriate measures for protecting the health and safety of inmates of any institutions within the city and children in the schools.

(3) 

Order the evacuation of all or part of the population of stricken or threatened areas and may take such steps as are necessary for the receipt and care of such evacuees.

(4) 

Take such other steps as are reasonably necessary in the light of the emergency to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of the city, and to minimize the effects of actual or imminent disasters due to hostile action or natural causes.

Amended 2-27-1990