(a) Elective Officers. Within thirty days following the effective date of this section, and thereafter within thirty days after first entering upon the duties of his office, the Mayor and each member of Council shall, in addition to any duly authorized deputy, designate such number of emergency interim successors to his office and specify their rank in order of succession after any duly authorized deputy, so that there will be not less than three duly authorized deputies or emergency interim successors, or combination thereof, for the office.
(b) Appointive Officers. The Mayor shall, within the time specified in subsection (a) hereof, in addition to any duly authorized deputy, designate for all appointive officers such number of emergency interim successors to these officers and specify their rank in order of succession after any duly authorized deputy, so that there will be not less than three duly authorized deputies or emergency interim successors, or combination thereof, for each officer.
(c) Review of Designations. The incumbent, in the case of those elective officers specified in subsection (a) hereof, and the Mayor, in the case of those appointive officers specified in subsection (b) hereof, shall review and, as necessary, promptly revise the designations of emergency interim successors to insure that at all times there are at least three such qualified emergency interim successors or duly authorized deputies, or any combination thereof, for each officer specified.
(d) Qualifications. No person shall be designated or serve as an emergency interim successor unless he may, under the Constitution and statutes of this State and the Charter or ordinances of this City, hold the office of the person to whose powers and duties he is designated to succeed, but no provision of any ordinance prohibiting an officer or employee of this City from holding another office shall be applicable to an emergency interim successor.
(e) Status of Emergency Interim Successor. A person designated as an emergency interim successor holds that designation at the pleasure of the designator, provided that he must be replaced if removed. He retains this designation as emergency interim successor until replaced by another appointed by the authorized designator.
(Ord. 62-38. Passed 5-21-62.)