2.75.070 Emergency rules or amendments.
(1) If the Department finds that immediate adoption or amendment of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety or general welfare, and that observance of the requirements of notice and opportunity to present views on the proposed rule would be contrary to the public interest, the Department may dispense with the notice, comment and public meeting requirements of this chapter and adopted the rule or amendment as an emergency rule or amendment.
(a) The Department’s finding and a brief statement of the reason for its finding shall be incorporated in the emergency rule or amendment as filed with the City Clerk’s Office.
(b) An emergency rule or amendment shall not remain in effect for longer than 180 days.
(c) This section does not relieve any Department from compliance with any ordinance or other law requiring that the Department’s rules be approved by designated persons or bodies before the rules take effect.
(2) An emergency rule adopted under this section is not valid unless adopted in substantial compliance with this section. In any proceeding, a rule shall not be considered invalid on the ground of noncompliance with the procedural requirements of this section if two years or more have elapsed from the effective date of the rule.
(3) The City Clerk’s Office shall provide copy, in writing or by electronic format, of an emergency rule to the Council within three business days after the rule is filed with the Clerk’s Office. (Ord. 40-02 § 4 (15.10.016))