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Sec. 2-658. Declaration of emergencies. (a) The Director may declare a local emergency. (b) The Director or the Coordinator shall designate a Command and Control Center. (c) Prior to the declaration of a local emergency, the Director shall attempt to obtain the prior fonnal or infonnal consent of City Council. However, if such consent is not reasonably practical under the circumstances, then the declaration shall nevertheless be legally valid and of full legal force and authority. (d) The declaration shall be in writing. It shall remain in effect for fourteen days, or until confinned, modified, extended, or cancelled by official recorded vote of City Council, whichever occurs first. If City Council extends the declaration, it shall state the length of the extension and the conditions and procedures under which it shall be ended, if practicable. If City Council is unable to meet within fourteen days, then the declaration may be renewed or extended by the Director for an indefinite period of time unless and until later modified or cancelled by the Director or City Council. (e) To the greatest extent practicable, the Director or the Coordinator shall maintain a written record of all official actions taken hereunder, for later review by applicable state, federal, and local agencies. 2. That new sections 2-659 and 2-670 to Article XXI of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988) are hereby adopted to read as follows: Sec. 2-659. Emergency Powers. When a local emergency has been declared by the Director pursuant to Section 2-658, or by Order of the Governor, pursuant to Code of Virginia 944-146.17: (a) All departments and agencies of City government shall cooperate in full with all directives from the Director or the Coordinator. All independent agencies and officials within the City of Portsmouth, including without limitation the Portsmouth Public School Division, the Sheriffs Office, the Portsmouth Health Department, and the South Hampton Roads Regional Jail shall also cooperate as fully as reasonably possible and act under the overall direction of the Director or the Coordinator. (b) The Director or the Coordinator may: (I) Implement any applicable emergency plans and mutual aid agreements. (2) Suspend all nonnal procurement requirements in whole or in part.