[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Suffern 9-12-1983 by L.L. No. 7-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
By enactment of this chapter, pursuant to Article 2-B of the
Executive Law, it is the intent of the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Suffern to provide for the continuation of essential services and
emergency services in time of disaster, the coordination of state
and local natural disaster and emergency response functions and effective
response to disaster situations and to provide for continuation of
effective government to provide for the aforementioned and to protect
the welfare of the citizens of Suffern.
In the event of a disaster, as defined by § 20, Subdivision
2a, of the Executive Law, during which time the Mayor is unable to
discharge the powers and duties of his office or is absent from the
Village of Suffern and unable to return thereto immediately, the Deputy
Mayor is hereby authorized to execute and perform all the duties and
functions of the Mayor until such time as the disability is removed
or the absence terminated.
In the event that the Deputy Mayor is also disabled or absent
from the Village and unable to immediately return, the
individuals duly appointed to the following positions shall execute
the powers and duties of the office of Mayor, in the following order
of priority, until such time as the Mayor, Deputy Mayor or individual
higher on the following list terminates his absence from the Village
or his disability is removed: Police Chief; second in command of Police
Department.
