§ 2.28.030. Emergency interim successors—Designation, status, qualifications and terms.

A.

ELECTIVE OFFICERS. Within thirty days after first entering upon the duties of his office, the mayor, each member of the governing body, and the municipal judge of this city shall designate such number of emergency interim successors to his office and specify their rank in order of succession so that there will be not less than three nor more than seven emergency interim successors for the office.

B.

APPOINTIVE OFFICERS. The governing body shall within the time specified in subsection A of this section, in addition to any duly authorized deputy, designate for appointive officers including the chief of police, fire chief, city auditor, city treasurer, city attorney, city engineer, city assessor, and city health officer 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 nor more than seven 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 of this section, and the governing body in the case of those appointive officers specified in subsection B of this section, 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 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. 788 § 3; April 23, 1962).