§ 2-909. Procedure for departments, districts prior to adoption of emergency ordinances.

The following procedures shall be established for all parish departments and districts prior to a declaration of emergency by the parish council:

(1)

Written documentation stipulating the nature of the emergency situation shall be furnished by the director of the affected department to the finance director, parish attorney, parish-president, and each member of the parish council;

(2)

The finance director and the parish attorney shall report to the parish president who shall recommend adoption of an emergency ordinance by the parish council;

(3)

The parish council, in accordance with provisions of Section 2.07(F) of the Charter, may adopt such emergency ordinance and make it effective immediately;

(4)

Each emergency ordinance adopted by the parish council shall include the exact nature of the emergency, the estimated cost of emergency operations and the expected duration of the emergency situation which shall not exceed twenty-one (21) calendar days;

(5)

At the conclusion of the emergency work, the director of the affected department shall file a written report to the finance director, the parish attorney, the parish president and each member of the parish council;

(6)

lf the estimated cost and/or duration of the emergency are exceeded, the director shall appear before the parish council to explain said cost overruns and/or delays.

(Code 1961, § 2-7.2)