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RESOLUTION 69-24
RESOLUTION BY LOCAL
OFFICIALS TO IMPLEMENT
CHAPTER 22 FLORIDA STATUTES
TO PROVIDE, IN THE EVENT OF ENEMY ATTACK UPON THE UNITED
STATES, FOR THE CONTINUITY OF THE OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA, AND FOR
INTERIM SUCCESSION TO THE OFFICES OF DULY ELECTED OR APPOINTED
OFFICIALS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WHEN SUCH ELECTED OR APPOINTED
OFFICIALS ARE UNAVAILABLE.
WHEREAS, as a result of such attack, the duly elected or
appointed officials of Indian River County may be UNAVAILABLE
to discharge the authority, responsibility, and leadership of
the office to which elected or appointed, and
WHEREAS, due to the almost certain disruption of com-
munications and other services of government it may be im-
practicable because of the urgency of the situation to in-
itiate and pursue the existing legal procedures for the
election or appointment of successors to those officials
UNAVAILABLE by reason of enemy attack, and
WHEREAS, it is considered imperative to provide for the
�.� effective operation of civil government under emergency con-
ditions to supply the necessary social services to survivors
of the attack, to sustain morale, restore economic functions,
resume essential production and facilitate the earliest possible
resumption of functions temporarily suspended through necessity,
and
WHEREAS, Chapter 22, Florida Statutes, enables political
entities, local departments and agencies of such political
entities of the State of Florida to provide through appropriate
Resolution or Ordinance for emergency interim succession to
public office to assure the continuation of essential functions
of the government of Indian River County under conditions of
enemy attack.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Indian River County, the legally constituted
governin body thereof, by official action this 21st day
of ay 1969, that in order to assure legally con-
stituted leadership, authority and responsibility in the offices
of Indian River County in the event of enemy attack, and to
provide for the continuation of essential functions of civil
government during such periods of emergency, the following
procedures governing automatic interim emergency succession
to office in the event of the UNAVAILABILITY of the duly
elected or appointed officials are hereby established.
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1. Each duly elected or appointed official of Indian River
County shall designate, by title', if feasible, or by named person,
not less than one (1) nor more than seven (7) emergency interim
successors to his office and specify their order of succession.
2. It shall be incumbent upon each elected or appointed
official of Indian River County to review and revise as necessary,
the designations of emergency interim successors made pursuant to
this resolution.
3. The Clerk of the Circuit Court, or other designated official,
shall maintain in current status the list of designees for emergency
interim succession to the elective and appointive office of Indian
River County, and the order of their succession.
4. 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
regular elected official shall be filled in accordance with the
Constitution of 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.
5. Designated emergency interim successors are empowered to
exercise the powers and discharge.the duties of the office to which
designated ONLY AFTER AN ATTACK ON THE UNITED STATES HAS OCCURRED
and then ONLY by reason of the UNAVAILABILITY of the regular in-
cumbent or the immediately preceding designated successor. Desig-
nated emergency interim successors are retained on the official
roster of successors and in the established order of the suc-
cession at the pleasure of the designating authority, who may
amend or revise such roster with or without cause.
b. Designated emergency interim successors shall upon desig-
nation, (if required) take the oath of office prescribed for the
duly elected official with the further stipulation that the
disignee 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 preced-
ing successor, following enemy attack on the United States. No
other oath of office shall be required for succession to the
office under the eondiMnas stated herein.
Attested to:
/S/ Ralph Harris
Cle)gc of County Court
I A.H.WeBPBr Clerk
Seal:
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Signature of head of
governing body:
/S/ Jack U. Dritenbas
hairman. Bd. County Commissionars