[Adopted 9-26-1967 by Ord. No. 345 (§ 2.046 of the 1961 Code)]
Whenever because of illness, absence from the Village, or for any other cause the Village President is unable to perform the duties or exercise the powers of his office, including those which are discretionary, the senior Trustee present in the Village and not unable to act because of illness or any other cause may exercise the duties and powers of the President, including those which are discretionary. Seniority shall be determined on the basis of continuous tenure in the office of Trustee, provided that if two Trustees have the same length of continuous tenure in office, then the one whose last name begins with a letter appearing in the alphabet before the letter with which the last name of the other begins shall be considered senior to the other. The Trustee acting hereunder shall be considered the Acting President.