HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 08-078 - EMERGENCY POWERS HURRICANE IKE VUW .
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City of Beaumont
Becky Ames
Mayor
EMERGENCY POWERS
WHEREAS, by proclamation issued on September 08, 2008, the Mayor declared a
state of disaster for the City of Beaumont resulting from the impact of Hurricane Ike; and
WHEREAS, said state of disaster requires that certain emergency measures be
taken pursuant to the Executive Order of the Governor Relating to Emergency
Management;
NOW, THEREFORE, the following regulations shall take effect immediately upon
issuance, and shall remain in effect until the state of disaster is terminated:
1. CURFEW.
(a) A person shall not remain or travel upon any public or private property
within the City of Beaumont from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. beginning Friday September 12,
2008.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to:
(1) A person authorized by the Emergency Management Director to
assist in the production of the health, safety, or welfare of the public; or
(2) A person who remains or travels upon private property which is
owned by him or upon which the person has been invited.
(3) A person traveling to and from home and places of
employment.
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2. MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND OCCUPANCY OF PREMISES.
(a) A person shall not return to the city if he/she has evacuated or remain
or travel upon any public or private property within the City of Beaumont until it is safe to do
so as determined by the proper authority.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person authorized by local
government officials to assist in the protection of the health, safety, or welfare of the public.
(c) All persons will be notified when it is safe to return to the city.
3. UTILITIES.
(a) All utility services shall be discontinued in areas where continued use
of damaged utilities would be hazardous to public safety.
4. FLAMMABLE PRODUCTS.
(a) A person shall not sell or give away gasoline or other flammable or
combustible products within the city limits of the City of Beaumont unless authorized to do
so by the proper authority.
(b) All gasoline stations within the city of Beaumont shall be closed until
further notice.
5. EXPLOSIVES.
(a) A person shall not sell, barter, loan or give away arms, ammunition,
dynamite, or other explosives within the city limits of the City of Beaumont.
(b) All establishments where arms, ammunition, dynamite or other
explosives are sold shall be closed until further notice.
6. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
(a) A person shall not sell or distribute beer, wine, liquor, or alcoholic
beverages of any kind within the city limits of the City of Beaumont until authorized to do so
by the proper authority.
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the sale of medicine that contains
alcohol.
7. PRICE CONTROLS.
A person shall not sell any of the following goods or services for more than the price
the person charged for the goods or services from and after the date of the
declaration of the disaster:
(a) groceries, beverages, toilet articles, ice;
(b) construction and building materials and supplies, and earthmoving
equipment and machinery;
(c) electric and gas generating/transmitting equipment, parts and
accessories;
(d) charcoal briquettes, matches, candles, lamp illumination and heating
unit carbides, dry batteries, light bulbs, flashlights and hand lanterns;
(e) hand tools (manual and power), hardware and household supplies,
and equipment rental;
(f) automotive parts, supplies, and accessories;
(g) plumbing and electrical tools and supplies;
(h) apartment, duplex, multi-family dwelling, rooming house, hotel and
motel rental;
(i) gasoline, diesel oil, motor oil, kerosene, grease, and automotive
lubricants;
Q) restaurant, cafeteria, and boarding-house meals;
(k) services of roofing and building contractors, plumbers, electricians,
mechanics, tree surgeons, and automobile wrecker companies;
(1) medicine, pharmaceutical, and medical equipment and supplies;
(m) blankets, quilts, bedspreads, bed linens, mattresses, bedsprings,
bedsteads, towels, and toilet paper; and
(n) furniture and clothing.
8. SUSPENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES.
(a) The following ordinances and regulations are hereby suspended or
modified as indicated:
Competitive bidding regulation
(b) The suspension or modifications of the ordinances and regulations
listed in Subsection (a) shall remain in effect for 60 days from the date these regulations
are issued, or until the state of disaster is terminated, whichever is sooner.
9. PENALTIES.
A person who violates any provision of these regulations, upon conviction, is
punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
10. EMERGENCY.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its signage and
publication and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 2008.
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