2.48.100 Appointment of standby officers.

To provide for the continuation of the legislative and executive departments of the city in occasions of a disaster, the city council may appoint three standby officers for each member of such council to succeed to such member's duties in the event of his or her unavailability as a result of a disaster.

Standby officers shall be appointed, serve and qualify in accordance with Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7, Article 15 of the Government Code of the state of California, commencing with Section 8635. The city council shall have discretion as to whether or not such appointments shall be made. In the event of a disaster, any vacancy occurring on the city council which cannot be filled by a standby officer because standby officers have not been appointed or are unavailable, shall be filled as provided by this section.