(A) In the event that at the time or as a consequence of any disaster or occurrence described in § 32.30 of this chapter, the incumbent of any municipal office, position, or place of employment shall be killed or rendered incapable of performing the duties of such office or position, such office or position shall be filled, until such time as a successor can be selected in the manner prescribed by law, in the following manner: Any such vacancy shall, for the emergency period, be filled by appointment by the following in order of preference: the President/Mayor; the remaining members of the Village Board; the Clerk; the Civil Defense Director; and the Chief of Police.
(B) The person appointed in the manner prescribed herein to fill any such office or position shall exercise all the duties and powers of that position during the emergency and until such time as a successor can be appointed or selected in the manner provided by law.
(2016 Code, § 7.313)