A. It is the specific direction of the board of county commissioners that all elective and executive or supervisory offices of county government provide for interim succession if the office holder or official is "unavailable", as defined in section 6-1-3 of this chapter.
B. Each elected official's office and each department within the county government shall provide a list of at least one, and more if such office is sufficiently staffed, interim successors for each position in the order of succession to the county director of emergency management and the board of county commissioners within ten (10) days after the effective date hereof and by July 1 of each year thereafter.
C. Delegation of interim successor's authority and power in elected offices other than the board of county commissioners shall be extended only to duly deputized deputies of those offices. An interim successor should be familiar with the duties of the office in an emergency or natural act or disaster and shall be duly qualified and competent under state and/or local law.
D. The board of county commissioners may continue to perform and govern as provided by law with two (2) or more available county commissioners. Upon the unavailability of two (2) county commissioners, the legislative duties of the governing body shall be performed by one county commissioner. Upon the unavailability of three (3) county commissioners, three (3) interim successor county commissioners, one designated by each elected county commissioner, may perform and govern as provided by law until one or more elected county commissioner is available. Executive functions of the governing body can be delegated in advance pursuant to this chapter through departments and other elected offices.
E. All future designees, if not currently deputized, should be required to take an oath of office at the time of their designation which would be contingent upon the unavailability of the office holder, as defined in this chapter, in order that their acts would be official acts of the governing body or respective positions. The county clerk is directed to effectuate this procedure.
F. Emergency interim successors shall exercise the powers and duties of the office until the vacancy is filled in accordance with the constitution, statutes, or policy and procedures of county or the county officer, deputy or emergency interim successor earlier in the order of succession becomes available to exercise the powers and duties of the office. (Ord. 2.10, 5-5-2003, eff. 6-1-2003)