Council debates giving mayor temporary power to declare local emergency; first reading tabled for rewrite 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.

Seaside Council is considering a new ordinance that would empower the mayor to declare a local emergency, but will it be enough to ensure timely action in crises?

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