Hallsville Powers of Mayor ordinance (§ 225.240)

A. After the proclamation of a civil emergency, the Mayor shall, in addition to all other powers granted to him/her by the laws of the State, this Code and other ordinances of the City, be empowered in the interest of the public safety and welfare to preserve the peace and order of the City and to exercise any or all of the powers hereinafter granted, as follows:

1. To order all Policemen, Reserve Policemen, and any other City employee to report for immediate duty as he/she may direct;

2. To order the closing of any and all business establishments throughout the City or any portion thereof during the period for which the civil emergency exists or during the hours of curfew;

3. To order a reduction in the use of all utilities throughout the City during the state of civil emergency;

4. To order the discontinuance of the selling, distribution or giving away of gasoline or other flammable liquids or combustible products in any container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle;

5. To order any public place or building, public street or alley, sidewalk, parking area and any other place closed to motor vehicles, persons and pedestrian traffic;

6. To order the doing of or refraining from all acts necessary and incidental to the protection of life and property;

7. To make such other orders and issue directives as may be deemed advisable to preserve the safety, health and welfare of the community;

8. Utilize all available resources of the City Government as reasonably necessary to cope with the disaster emergency, including emergency expenditures not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00);

9. Waive the provisions of ordinances requiring advertisement for bids for the performance of public work or entering into contracts according to the Missouri Civil Defense Act, Chapter 44.080, RSMo.;

10. Requisition and confiscate merchandise, equipment, vehicles or property needed to alleviate the emergency. Reimbursement for such confiscation shall be within sixty (60) days and at customary value charged for the items during ninety (90) days previous to the emergency;

11. Declare that during an emergency it shall be unlawful and an offense against the City of Hallsville for any person, firm or corporation operating within the City to charge more than the normal average retail price for any merchandise, goods or services sold during the emergency. The "average retail price," as used herein, is defined to be the price at which similar merchandise, goods or services were being sold during the ninety (90) days immediately preceding the emergency or a markup which is not a larger percentage over wholesale cost than was being added to the wholesale cost before the emergency.