§ 2.100.130. Continuity of government.

The line of succession for key personnel of the government of the County of Riverside shall be:

A.

If the chairperson of the board of supervisors is unavailable, the chairperson of the board shall automatically be succeeded by the following officials in the order named:

(1)

Vice-chairperson 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 chairperson 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.

D.

Standby officers:

(1)

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.

(2)

Standby officers shall be appointed yearly.

(3)

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

(4)

Standby officers shall succeed their board member based on their designation.

(5)

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. Persons appointed as standby officers shall serve in their posts as standby officers at the pleasure of the board of supervisors appointing them and may be removed and replaced at any time with or without cause.

E.

The City of Indio is hereby designated as the alternate seat of government for the County of Riverside. The alternate seat shall be used at the determination of the board of supervisors or the director of emergency services when there is no ability to continue with county business from a location within the general jurisdiction of the City of Riverside due to war or peacetime emergencies. If the alternate seat for the County of Riverside is activated, all business of the county transacted there shall be legal and binding as if transacted at the county seat.

F.

Two emergency operating centers shall be maintained to meet emergency contingencies, and shall be maintained in accordance with Board Policy H-14. One of these is to be located in the county seat and the other in the alternate seat of government.

(Ord. No. 533.6, § 13, 12-4-2018)