Sec. 6-139. Emergency interim successors; appointment; review

Within thirty (30) days after first entering upon the duties of his office, the County Executive, each member of the Council, the Clerk, the Director of Finance, the County Attorney, and each Judge of the Circuit Court shall, in addition to any duly authorized deputy, designate such number of emergency interim successors to his office and specify their rank in order of succession after any duly authorized deputy so that there will be not less than three (3) duly authorized deputies or emergency interim successors or combination thereof for the office.

The Council 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 Administrative Officer, Chief of Police, Fire Chief and 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 (3) duly authorized deputies or emergency interim successors or combination thereof for each officer.

The incumbent in the case of those elective officers specified in Subsection (a) of this Section, and the Council 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 (3) qualified emergency interim successors or duly authorized deputies of any combination thereof for each officer specified.