879ORDINANCE NO. 879
AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY OF EDGEWATER TO
IMPLEMENT CHAPTER 22 OF FLORIDA STATUTES
TO PROVIDE, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY,
MAJOR DISASTER, AND OR AN ENEMY ATTACK
UPON THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, COUNTY OF
VOLUSIA, STATE OF FLORIDA, AND OR THE
UNITED STATES,FOR CONTINUITY OF THE
OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, AND -FOR INTERIM
SUCCESSION TO THE OFFICES OF THE. CITY
WHEN SUCH ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS
ARE UNAVAILABLE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE.
DATE THEREFOR.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORTDA:
WHEREAS, as a result of such an emergency, disaster, and or attack,
the duly elected or appointed officials of the city may be unavail-
able to discharge the authority, responsibility, and leadership of
the office to which elected or appointed, and
WHEREAS, due to the almost certain disruption of communications and
other services of government it may be impracticable because of the
urgency of the situation to initiate and pursue the existing legal
procedures for the election or appointment of successors to those
officials unavailable 6y reason of Emergency, Disaster, and or
Enemy attack, and
WHEREAS, it is considered imperative to provide for the effective
operation of civil government under emergency conditions to supply
the necessary social services to survivors of the attack, to sus-
tain morale, restore economic functions, resume essential produc-
tion and facilitate the earliest possible resumption of functions
temporarily suspended through necessity, and
WHEREAS, Chapter 22, Florida Statutes, encables political entities,
local departments and agencies of such political entities gfithe
State of Florida to provide through appropriate public office to
assure the continuation of essential functions of the government
of the City of Edgewater, Governing body. The Mayor, and the
four (4) Councilmen, (hereafter known as the city government),
under conditions ofeemergency, disaster, and or enemy attack.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA: -
SECTION 1. That each duly elected or appointed official of City
Government shall designate, by title, if feasible, of by named
person, not less than one (1) nor more than three (3) emergency
interim successors to his office and specify their order of suc-
cession.
SECTION 2. That it shall be incumbent upon each elected of ap-
pointed official of the City of Edgewater, and City Government
to review and revise as necessary, the designations of emergency
interim successors made pursuant to this resolution.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk, or other designated
official, shall maintain in current status the list of designees
for emergency interim succession of the elective and appointive
offices of Mayor, four (4) Councilmen and all appointies, and
the order of their succession.
SECTION 4. That the emergency interim successor shall
exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office to
which designated until such time as the vacancy created by the
unavailability of the regularly elected official shall be
filled in accordance with the Constitution or applicable Statutes
or until the elected official ( or a preceding designated
emergency interim successor) again becomes available to exercise
the powers and discharge the duties of his office.
SECTION S. That designated emergency interim successors
are empowered to exercise the powers and discharge the duties
of the office to which designated ONLY AFTER A DISASTER, AND
OR AN ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES HAS OCCURED and then ONLY
by reason of the unavailability of the regular incumbent or
the immediately preceding designated successor. Designated
emergency interim successors are retained on the official
roster of successors and in the established order of their
succession at the pleasure of the designating authority, who
may amend or revise such roster with or without cause.
SECTION 6. That designated emergency interim successors
shall upon designation, (if required) take the oath of office
prescribed for the duly elected official with further stipula-
tion that the designee shall be empowered to exercise the
powers and duties of such office only in the event of the
unavailability of the duly elected or appointed incumbent,
or the immediately preceding successor, following an emergency,
disaster, and or enemy attack. No other oath of office shall
be required for succession tothe _office under the conditions
stated herein.
SECTION 7. That terms used in this resolution shall have
the same meaning as in Section 22.03, Florida Statutes.
SECTION 8. That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby rescinded.
SECTION 9. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.
The first reading of the above Ordinance was read in full
and passed by vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater,
Florida at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 3rd
day of June .1974 and approved as provided by law.
The second reading of said Ordinance to be at a
meeting of the City Council to be held on the I�s�t� day oauler
July , A.D. 1974, roll call Vote being as follows:
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This Ordinance was prepared by:
Joseph E. Weaver, City Attorney.
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