Pursuant to § 27 of the Executive
Law of the State of New York, the following line of succession is
hereby established for continuity in government when, in the event
of a disaster and the emergency conditions caused thereby, the Mayor
is unable to discharge his or her duties:
C. Village Trustees, by seniority.
D. Chief of Police or officer in charge or senior officer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
F. Public Works Superintendent.
G. Codes Enforcement Officer.
H. Village Clerk/Treasurer.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The purpose of this plan is to cite the authority,
formulate procedures and provide guidance for coordinated action in
rendering assistance to the citizens within the Village of Yorkville
in the event of a disaster.
The Village Mayor shall have the primary responsibility
to see that everything possible is done to prepare for any disaster
and to provide for the safety and security of the community during
a disaster.
The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for the
Village will be in Police Department, Yorkville, New York. Once the
Mayor or his or her successor in the line of succession has declared
that an emergency exists, the EOC will be staffed on a twenty-four-hour
basis until the declared emergency subsides. The EOC will forward
all warnings, directives, information, etc., to various local departments
as appropriate. This will be done through the use of department representatives,
telephones located in the EOC, radios in the police, fire, public
works and other departments, and in the offices of cooperating agencies.
Each member assigned to the EOC will be familiar with this plan, particularly
as it relates to the section pertaining to each responsible person's
service duties.
The Mayor and the Village Clerk, functioning
at the EOC, are responsible for the maintenance and availability of
records, documents, plans and other materials required to discharge
their and others' functions during an emergency.