(5 ILCS 275/7) (from Ch. 102, par. 107)
Sec. 7.
Emergency
interim successors for local officers.
The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to officers of
political subdivisions, including, but not limited to, cities, incorporated
towns, villages, townships and counties, as well as school, fire and
drainage districts, not included in Section 6. Such officers, subject to
such regulations as the executive head of the political subdivision may
issue, shall upon approval of this Act, designate by title (if feasible) or
by named person, emergency interim successors and specify their order of
succession. The officer shall review and revise, as necessary, designations
made pursuant to this Act to insure their current status. The officer will
designate a sufficient number of persons so that there will be not less
than 3, nor more than 7, deputies or emergency interim successors or any
combination thereof, at any time. In the event that any officer of any
political subdivision, or his deputy provided for pursuant to law, is
unavailable, the powers of the office shall be exercised and duties shall
be discharged by his designated emergency interim successors in the order
specified. The emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and
discharge the duties of the office to which designated until such time as a
vacancy which may exist shall be filled in accordance with the constitution
or statutes; or until the officer, or his deputy or a preceding emergency
interim successor, again becomes available to exercise the powers and
discharge the duties of his office.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 3768.)
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