[Adopted 12-17-2014 by L.L. No. 3-2014]
A.
Appointment. Within 30 days following the effective date of this
article and thereafter within 30 days after first entering upon the
duties of his or her office, the Mayor shall, in addition to any duly
authorized deputy, designate such number of emergency interim successors
to the powers and duties of his or her office and specify their rank
in order of succession after any duly authorized deputy so that there
will be not less than two duly authorized deputies or emergency interim
successors, or a combination thereof, to perform the powers and duties
of the office.
B.
Record. The name, address and rank in order of succession of each
duly authorized deputy and emergency interim successor shall be filed
with the Village Clerk, and each designation, replacement or change
in order of succession of any emergency interim successor shall become
effective when filed with such Clerk. The Village Clerk shall notify
the County office of emergency management of any such designation.
C.
Periodic review of designations. The incumbent shall from time to
time, but not less than annually, review and, as necessary, revise
the designations of emergency interim successors to ensure that at
all times there are at least two duly authorized deputies or emergency
interim successors, or a combination thereof.
D.
Qualifications. No person shall be designated to nor serve as an
emergency interim successor unless he or she is legally qualified
to hold the office of the person to whose powers and duties he is
designated to succeed. Any designee shall take and file an oath of
office at any time following designation but in any event prior to
assuming the duties of the incumbent. Promptly following appointment,
an emergency interim successor shall become familiar with the Village,
Town and County emergency response plans, and shall be authorized
to participate in training and emergency response education available
for the incumbent or deputy.
E.
Status of emergency interim successor. A person designated as an
emergency interim successor shall hold that designation at the pleasure
of the incumbent.
F.
Compensation. An emergency interim successor shall serve without
salary unless otherwise provided by local law. He or she shall, however,
be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred
in the performance of his or her powers and duties to the same extent
as the incumbent or deputy.
If, in the event of any disaster as defined in Article 2-B of
the Executive Law, the Mayor or his or her duly authorized deputy,
if any, is unable, due to death, absence from the Village or other
physical, mental or legal reasons, to perform the powers and duties
of the office, the emergency interim successor of such officer highest
in rank in order of succession who is able to perform the powers and
duties of the office shall, except for the power and duty to discharge
or replace duly authorized deputies and emergency interim successors
of such officer, perform the powers and duties of such officer. An
emergency interim successor shall perform such powers and duties only
until such time as the lawful incumbent officer or his or her duly
authorized deputy, if any, or an emergency interim successor higher
in rank in order of succession, resumes the office or undertakes the
performance of the powers and duties of the office, as the case may
be, or until, where an actual vacancy exists, a successor is duly
elected or appointed to fill such vacancy and qualifies as provided
by law.
