Pursuant to the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act (5 ILCS 275/1 et seq.), in the event of an attack upon the United States or a natural or manmade disaster in the Village resulting in the unavailability of both the Village President and Village President Pro-Tem, or the unavailability of the Village President when no Village President Pro-Tem has been elected, the duties and all of the rights and powers of the office of Village President shall be discharged by the designated emergency interim successors in the order specified below. Emergency interim successors for the Office of Village President are hereby designated as follows:
1. Most Senior Trustee available
2. Village Manager
3. Assistant Village Manager
4. Chief of Police
5. Deputy Chief of Police
Other than taking the oath of office required in order to exercise the rights and powers and discharge the duties of the office of Village President, an emergency interim successor hereunder shall not be required to comply with any other provision of law relative to taking office. The emergency interim successor shall exercise the rights and powers and discharge the duties of the office of Village President until such time that either the Village President or previously elected Village President Pro-Tem are available to resume the duties of office, or the Board of Trustees elects a Village President Pro-Tem.
(Ord. 4382, 6-16-8)