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designated boundaries where necessary to preserve the public order and safety. Such orders and regulations and amendments and rescissions thereof shall be in writing and shall be given widespread publicity and notice. The city council shall proclaim the termination of the local emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. Upon termination of the local emergency, any such rules, regulations, orders and directives or suspensions thereof prepared under the proclamation of local emergency shall terminate and have no further force or effect. B. Initial emergency measures. All emergency measures taken by the director of emergency services prior to the issuance of an official proclamation of emergency, or prior to any decision by the city council not to issue such proclamation, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the city and shall be legal and binding on the city. The director of emergency services shall be immune from any form of liability for all emergency measures taken pursuant to an official proclamation of emergency made by the director prior to a decision by the city council, even if the city council later decides not to ratify the director's proclamation of emergency. C. Emergency expenditures. Any expenditure made in connection with emergency activities under this division, including mutual aid activities, shall be deemed conclusively to be for the direct protection and benefit of the inhabitants and property of the city. The director of emergency services, during a proclaimed emergency, shall have the authority to approve contracts and waive normal purchasing requirements as necessary to support the emergency response under this division and to protect the life and property of the residents of the city. The director shall have the authority to enter contracts or make purchases for any supplies, materials, equipment or services when any such item is immediately necessary for the continued operation of city government, for the preservation of life or property, or when such purchase is required for the health, safety and welfare of the people, provided there is a present, immediate and existing emergency. The finance director shall maintain a detailed accounting of all expenditures made under this provision and shall submit upon termination of the emergency, a detailed report to the city manager, who in turn shall provide the report to the city council. Sec. 2-647. - Continuity of government. Disasters or large-scale emergencies may result in conditions causing the absence or unavailability of officers or officials of the city. The preservation and continued functioning of local government is of utmost concern in these circumstances. The city will take these minimum precautions to provide for the continuance of essential government services during times of emergencies: A. City council. If, during a local emergency, state of emergency or state of war emergency that has been proclaimed or exists under the provisions of the emergency services act, it has been determined that a majority of the city council seats have become temporarily or permanently vacant and a regular quorum no longer exists, the powers and authority of the city council, except for Ordinance No. NS-2992 Page 29 of 32