Which code section combination is cited as reflecting a local ordinance's disaster response?

Which code section combination is cited as reflecting a local ordinance's disaster response?

• A. 15.2 and 44-46.19
• B. 5.5 and 15.9
• C. 21.3 and 30.8
• D. 12.2 and 22.4

Answer: (A)

Disaster response in a local ordinance is grounded in two kinds of authority: the local government’s enabling statute and the state’s emergency-management powers. The enabling statute in 15.2 gives municipalities the authority to govern local affairs, including public safety and emergency measures. The emergency-management provision in 44-46.19 provides the specific disaster-response powers—such as declaring a disaster, mobilizing resources, and imposing orders like evacuations or curfews. Seeing these two sections cited together shows the ordinance is anchored in the local government’s authority and in the state framework for handling disasters, which is exactly how a local disaster-response ordinance is structured. The other combinations don’t pair the enabling authority with an emergency-management provision, so they don’t reflect the typical basis for a local ordinance’s disaster response.

Disaster response in a local ordinance is grounded in two kinds of authority: the local government’s enabling statute and the state’s emergency-management powers. The enabling statute in 15.2 gives municipalities the authority to govern local affairs, including public safety and emergency measures. The emergency-management provision in 44-46.19 provides the specific disaster-response powers—such as declaring a disaster, mobilizing resources, and imposing orders like evacuations or curfews. Seeing these two sections cited together shows the ordinance is anchored in the local government’s authority and in the state framework for handling disasters, which is exactly how a local disaster-response ordinance is structured. The other combinations don’t pair the enabling authority with an emergency-management provision, so they don’t reflect the typical basis for a local ordinance’s disaster response.