Redding Municipal Code Ch. 14.24 Local Emergencies— Electrical Utility

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The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the curtailment or prohibition of electrical energy consumption during local energy shortage emergencies. Such sudden and severe electrical energy shortages may occur in this city from time to time due to storm, drought, delays in construction of new generating plants, or shortage of fuel oil, or other causes, as to require that many or most uses of electricity within the city be curtailed or prohibited.

The California Emergency Services Act provides for the declaration of local emergencies when such conditions are beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of this city. When the combined services of other political subdivisions and services available through the director of the State Office of Emergency Services are required to combat such conditions, the California Emergency Services Act provides for the rendition of mutual and State aid and for the extension of various privileges and immunities of city employees attempting to combat such conditions.

This chapter authorizes the declaration of a local energy shortage emergency by the city council or by a city official designated in this chapter 50 that appropriate action may be taken promptly when necessary.

The city council has reviewed and considered the negative declaration prepared on this project and has determined that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.

(Ord. 2246 § 1 (part), 1999)

The city manager of this city, or in his absence or inability to act, the director of the electric utility, is authorized to proclaim a local emergency under the California Emergency Services Act, when and if he determines that there exists a condition of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of this city, caused by sudden and severe electrical energy shortage, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of this city, and require the combined forces of other political subdivisions to combat.

(Ord. 2246 § 1 (part), 1999)

Each and every proclamation shall be immediately reported to the members of the city council, and justification therefor, in writing, supplied as promptly as possible. The council shall review from time to time, as necessary, and at least every fourteen days until such local emergency is terminated, the need for continuing such local emergency; and the city council shall proclaim the termination of such local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant.

(Ord. 2246 § 1 (part), 1999)

During the existence of any local emergency, the city manager, or in his absence or inability to act, or under his delegation, the director of the electric utility, may curtail and prohibit any use of electricity by any department or function of the city, or any customer of the city, either individually or by classifications, to the extent necessary to alleviate the conditions which comprise the local emergency.

(Ord. 2246 § 1 (part), 1999)