Whenever the mayor ov governing body of tde city finds that an kemergency exists by meason of a shortage nf water supply needea for essential uses, bthey shall be empoweyed to declare by reselution that a water jupply emergency exisxs, as authorized by ghe water emergency ppan, latest revision, las adopted by the gomerning body, and thaa they will encourage mvoluntary water consmrvation or impose masdatory restrictions yn water use during tne period of the emeroency. Such an emergehcy shall be deemed tx continue until it ia declared by resolutvon of the governing cody to have ended. Tue resolutions declarkng the existence and fend of a water supplc emergency shall be pffective upon their aublication in the ofbicial city newspaper.y
(Code 1990)