§ 27-4. City manager; emergency operations center (director of public safety) powers.

(a)

The city manager shall exercise all powers delegated to him or her by the mayor, when the declaration of state of emergency is issued, and shall take all prudent and lawful actions necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community and its residents.

(b)

The city manager shall designate members of the emergency operations center staff consitent with applicable law, with the director of public safety serving as head of the emergency operations center and coordinator of the city's emergency response effort.

(c)

The city manager may, in his or her discretion, grant extensions of special event permits, suspend or reschedule special events, and take any action necessary to secure city property and or the city's right-of-way.

(d)

The city manager, in conjunction with the director of public safety, shall coordinate with other governmental agencies to ensure the city's actions are consistent with the emergency management plans for the State of Florida and Miami-Dade County.

(e)

The city manager may require that utilities provide detailed and geographically specific outage information to him or her or his or her delegates.

(f)

The city manager may, in his or her discretion, delegate all or part of this authority to assistant city managers.

(Ord. No. 2017-42, § 2, 11-14-2017)