1-12-5. Emergency interim successor for county officers.

(1) By July 1 of each year each County elected officer shall:

(a) designate three emergency interim successors;

(b) specify their order of succession; and

(c) provide a list of those designated successors to the County Clerk, the County Emergency Management Department, the Sheriff's Office and the State Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management. Said list shall remain in effect until revoked or revised in writing by the elected officer or until said person no longer retains their County office.

(2) If any County elected officer or chief deputy is unavailable, a designated emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and duties of the office according to the order of succession specified by said elected officer.

(3) An emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and duties of the office only until the vacancy is filled in accordance with the constitution or state statutes; or the County elected officer, his chief deputy, or an emergency interim successor earlier in the order of succession becomes available to exercise the powers and duties of the office. (Ord. 95-19, 9/12/95; Ord. 92-6, 10/20/92)