[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger 2-25-2002
by L.L. No. 4-2002. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Pursuant to the authority conferred by Article 2-B, § 27,
of the Executive Law of the State of New York, the following succession of
authority is hereby established in the event that the Supervisor is absent
from the Town or is otherwise unable or incapable to discharge the powers
and duties of his/her office, authorized and provided under § 24
of the Executive Law, and those powers and duties shall devolve upon the next
person available on the following list until such time as the person acting
under the authority conferred hereby is relieved by a person higher on the
list.
B.
Order of succession:
(1)
Supervisor;
(2)
Deputy Supervisor;
(3)
Any Town Board member, sequentially in order of seniority;
(4)
Fire Inspector/Disaster Coordinator;
(5)
Highway Superintendent;
(6)
Chiefs of the Fire Company within the jurisdiction in
which the emergency is occurring or has occurred;
(7)
Deputy Chiefs of the Fire Company within the jurisdiction
in which the emergency is occurring or has occurred;
(8)
Director of Town Vandalism Control.
