Delaware § 7806 - Emergency interim successors for certain political subdivision officers.

§ 7806. Emergency interim successors for certain political subdivision officers.

(a) This section applies to officers of political subdivisions not included in § 7805 of this title.

(b) All officers governed by this section shall do all of the following:

(1) Designate by title not less than 3 nor more than 7 emergency interim successors to the officer’s powers and duties. The emergency interim successors under this paragraph (b)(1) are in addition to the officer’s deputy.

(2) Specify the order of succession of the individuals selected under paragraph (b)(1) of this section.

(3) Review and revise the designations of emergency interim successors made under this chapter to ensure that at all times there are at least 3 qualified emergency interim successors.

(c) The power granted to officers governed by this section under subsection (b) of this section is subject to such regulations as the chief executive officer of the political subdivision may issue.

(d) An emergency interim successor of an officer governed by this section shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the officer’s office if all of the following apply:

(1) The officer is unavailable following an emergency event.

(2) The officer’s deputy is unavailable following an emergency event.

(e) An emergency interim successor of an officer governed by this section shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office until 1 of the following occurs:

(1) If a vacancy exists, it is filled in accordance with the Delaware Constitution or other law of this State.

(2) An officer or the officer’s deputy or a preceding emergency interim successor becomes available to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

29 Del. C. 1953, §  7806;  54 Del. Laws, c. 108;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 449, § 34;