A local disaster emergency may only be declared by the mayor. If the city council is not in session when a disaster emergency proclamation is issued, a special session of the council will be requested to ratify the actions taken under this chapter as soon as conditions attendant to the emergency permit. A disaster emergency proclamation may not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days, except by or with the consent of the city council. Any order or proclamation declaring, continuing or terminating a local disaster emergency shall be given prompt and general publicity, and shall be filed with the city clerk and the Alaska Division of Emergency Services. (Prior code § 11.50.030)