§ 4. Notice to the Governor and Sheriff.  


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  • It shall also be the duty of the city manager and the mayor to convey to the governor of the state of Ohio information which may come to them concerning existing or potential public danger or emergency in the city of Cincinnati which might require assistance from the militia, national guard, or other state forces. It shall also be the duty of the city manager and the mayor to convey to the sheriff of Hamilton county any information which relates to the sheriff's duty to preserve the peace throughout the county, when such breach of peace or potential breach of peace is related to a public danger or emergency as defined in this article. The city manager or mayor may seek and obtain military assistance from the governor of the state of Ohio or from the federal government and law enforcement assistance from the sheriff whenever such assistance is necessary to support the actions of the police division.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 172-1968, eff. Apr. 17, 1968; a. Ord. No. 299-1979, eff. Aug. 4, 1979)