§ 114.103. Definitions.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise provides:

(a)

Attack means any attack or series of attacks by an enemy of the United States causing, or which may cause, substantial damage or injury to civilian property or persons in the United States in any manner, whether by sabotage, by the use of bombs, missiles or shell-fire or by atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological or biological means or other weapons or processes.

(b)

Duly authorized deputy means a person who is presently authorized to exercise all of the powers and discharge all of the duties of an office in the event that the office is vacant or at such times as it lacks administration due to the death, absence or inability of the incumbent.

(c)

Emergency interim successor means a person designated pursuant to this chapter for possible temporary succession to the powers and duties, but not the office, of an officer in the event that such officer or a duly authorized deputy is unavailable to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(d)

Incumbent means the person who is entitled to exercise the powers and discharge the duties, and who is the holder, of an office by virtue of election or appointment thereto as provided in the Charter and ordinances of the City.

(e)

Office means one of the elective or appointive offices or an employee position listed in Section 114.201, and no other.

(f)

Unavailable means either:

(1)

That a vacancy exists in an office and there is no duly authorized deputy to exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the office; or

(2)

That the incumbent (including any duly authorized deputy exercising the powers and discharging the duties of an office because of a vacancy) and his duly authorized deputy, and all of them if more than one, are absent from the City or unable, for physical, mental or legal reason, to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the office.

(Ord. 79-1242-665, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)

Note— Former § 30.103.