Alpine County Municipal Code Art. XI Continuity of Government

The line of succession for key personnel of the government of the county of Alpine shall be:

A. In the absence of the chair of the board of supervisors, or upon inability to act, the chair of the board shall automatically be succeeded by the following officials in the order named:

1. Vice-chairman of the board of supervisors.

2. The remaining county supervisors followed consecutively in the sequence of the numbers of their respective supervisorial districts.

B. Standby officers are excluded from the line of succession for the chairman of the board of supervisors.

C. For other elected officials, in order of descending authority among existing subordinates, and thereafter as provided by the board of supervisors. (Ord. 719 § 11.1, 2016)

A. Each member of the board of supervisors, pursuant to Section 8638 of the Government Code, has the authority to appoint one to three standby officers to act as a successor for that member of the board.

B. Standby officers shall be appointed yearly.

C. If more than one standby officer is appointed by a board member, the standby officers shall be designated as successors 1, 2, and 3.

1. Standby offices shall succeed their board member based on their designation.

D. In accordance with Section 8640 of the Government Code, each standby officer shall take an oath of office required for the position they have been selected for as a successor. (Ord. 719 § 11.2, 2016)

Two emergency operating centers shall be maintained to meet emergency contingencies, and shall be maintained in accordance with board policy. One of these is to be located at the county seat and the other at the alternate seat of government. (Ord. 719 § 11.3, 2016)