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.