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3.    "Duly authorized deputy" shall mean a person who is
presently authorized to perform all of the functions, exercise all the
powers and discharge all the duties of an office in the event the
office is vacant or at such times as it lacks administration due to
the death, absence or disability of the incumbent officer.

4.    "Emergency interim successor" shall mean a person desig-
nated pursuant to this Act for temporary succession to the powers
and duties, but not the office, of a County official in the event such
official or any duly authorized deputy is unavailable to exercise the
powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(b) Designation, status, qualifications and term of emergency
interim successors.

1.    County Council. In the event that one or more members
of the County Council are declared "unavailable" pursuant to this
Section during a proclaimed state of public emergency, a majority of
the remaining Council members may designate an "emergency in-
terim successor" to the powers and duties of such unavailable
Councilmember or members. In the event that the remaining Council-
members fail to act or are unable to act within a reasonable time
during the state of public emergency and the appointment of "emer-
gency interim successors" is required to enable the Council to continue
functioning, the County Executive may designate "emergency interim
successors" to the powers and duties of any unavailable Council-
members.

2.    County Executive. In the event that the County Executive
shall become unavailable during a proclaimed state of public emer-
gency the following emergency interim successors shall, in the order
in which they are listed, succeed to the powers and duties of the
County Executive:

1.    Chief Administrative Officer

2.    Director of the Department of Public Works

3.    Director of the Department of Finance

3.    Appointive officials. The County Executive, after receiving
the advice of the Chief Administrative Officer, shall, within thirty
(30) days after taking office or within thirty(30) days after the
appointment or reappointment of the Chief Administrative Officer and
each head of each principal department, office or agency of the execu-
tive branch designate "emergency interim successors" for such Chief
Administrative Officer and such heads of each principal department,
office or agency of the executive branch and specify their rank in
order of succession after any duly authorized deputy so that there
will be not less than three duly authorized deputies or "emergency
interim successors": or combination thereof for each official.