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B. Declaration in Writing: Declaration of a disaster emergency by the mayor shall be in writing and shall describe the nature of the emergency, the area threatened, the conditions that have brought it about, and the conditions that would remedy it. The city manager shall be responsible for publication and dissemination of information to the public and shall file the declaration with the city clerk and forward a copy to the Colorado Division of Emergency Management. C. Effect of Declaration: The issuance of a declaration of a disaster emergency shall automatically empower the city manager to exercise any and all of the emergency powers permitted by state and local law. The city council shall convene to perform its legislative powers as the situation demands and shall receive reports through the city manager and evaluate and enact policy and other incident support as required. In case of a disaster emergency requiring immediate action of the city council to protect public health, safety or welfare, the city council may convene an emergency meeting without any advance public notice or with such limited advance public notice as the mayor or other presiding officer finds feasible in the circumstances, with full compliance of the charter requirements relating to notice to be achieved as soon as possible. Nothing in this chapter shall abridge or curtail the powers of the city council. D. Duration: A state of disaster emergency shall remain in effect until the city council or city manager declares that the threat of danger has passed or that the disaster emergency conditions no longer exist. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a state of disaster emergency shall not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days unless the city council approves a longer duration. The city council may by motion terminate a state of disaster emergency at any time. Upon continuing or terminating a disaster emergency, the city manager shall immediately issue and publish a notice effecting the same. Any declaration continuing or terminating a state of emergency shall be filed with the city clerk and a copy shall be forwarded to the Colorado Division of Emergency Management. Sec. 2.50.020. Disaster emergency response powers. A. Upon the issuance of the disaster emergency declaration and for as long as said declaration is in effect, the city manager shall have and may exercise any and all emergency powers granted by applicable state law subsequent to issuance of the disaster emergency declaration. B. During the course of a declared disaster emergency, a city employee or authorized agent may enter onto or upon private property if the employee or authorized agent has reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency situation exists and that an entry on private property is required in order to protect life or minimize an imminent threat to property. Ordinance No. 1613,Series 2012 Page 2 of 7