(a) The village manager shall be the coordinator of the Deerfield OEM and shall have authority to appoint an acting coordinator who shall be authorized to assist in the performance of the coordinator's duties and to perform the duties of the coordinator in the event of the absence or incapacity of the coordinator.
(b) In the event the coordinator is unable to serve due to his or her absence from the village, resignation, death, unavailability or inability to serve, the acting coordinator appointed by the village manager shall perform the duties of the coordinator.
(c) In the event that the manager has not appointed an acting coordinator or if the acting coordinator is unable to serve due to his or her absence from the village, resignation, death, unavailability or inability to serve, the mayor, or any person designated by the mayor, shall be and serve as the acting coordinator until a new coordinator is appointed as provided in this section.
(d) If the mayor is unavailable or unable to designate an acting coordinator, the following shall serve as the acting coordinator in behalf of the mayor or the mayor's designated acting coordinator, in descending order of their availability: 1) assistant village manager; 2) chief of police; 3) director of engineering and public works; 4) director of finance; 5) director of planning and development.
(e) The coordinator shall have direct responsibility for organizing, administering, training, and operating the OEM, subject to the direction and control of the mayor as provided by statute. The coordinator shall have the duties related to the emergency management program of the village as provided below. (Ord. 0-07-20, 5-7-2007)