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1. First Alternate: Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director 2. Second Alternate: Assistant City Manager/Administrative Services Director 3. Third Alternate: Fire Chief 4. Fourth Alternate: Police Chief Notification of any successor changes shall be made through the established chain of command. Article 15, Section 8637 of the Emergency Services Act authorizes political subdivisions to provide for the succession of officers (department heads) having duties related to law and order and/or health and safety. 1.3 City Council Continuity Article 15, Section 8638 of the Emergency Services Act also establishes a method for the governing body to provide for the continuance of the legislative and executive departments of the political subdivision during a State of War Emergency or a State of Emergency or a local emergency. The governing body shall have the power to appoint the following standby officers as follows: • Three for each member of the governing body • Three for the chief executive, if he is not a member of the governing body. In case a standby officer becomes vacant because of removal, death, resignation, or other cause, the governing body shall have the power to appoint another person to fill said office. Standby officers shall be designated Nos. 1, 2, and 3 as the case may be. Article 15, Section 8644 of the Emergency Services Act Section 8644 allows for reconstitution of the governing body if all members of the governing body, including all standby members, are unavailable. Temporary officers may be appointed to serve until a regular member or a standby member becomes available or until an election or appointment of a new regular or standby member. Temporary officers shall be appointed as follows: (a) By the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the county in which the political subdivision is located, and if s/he is unavailable, (b) By the chairman of the Board of Supervisors of any other county within 150 miles of the political subdivision, beginning with the nearest and most populated county and going to the farthest and least populated, and if s/he is unavailable, (c) By the mayor of any city within 150 miles of the political subdivision, beginning with the nearest and most populated city, and going to the farthest and least populated. Article 15, Section 8642 of the Emergency Services Act authorizes local governing bodies to convene as soon as possible whenever a State of War Emergency, State of Emergency, or local emergency exists, and at a place not necessarily within the political subdivision. Article 15, Section 8643 of the Emergency Services Act describes the duties of a governing body during emergencies as follows: • Ascertain the damage to the political subdivision and its population and property. For this purpose, it shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of records 1-2