§ 29-A — Continuity of political subdivisions

§ 29-a. Continuity of political subdivisions. In conformity with the\nplan, regulations or orders of the commission, every county, except\nthose contained within the city of New York, every city, every town and\nevery village shall have power to provide by local law, and every other\npolitical subdivision shall have power to provide by resolution, for its\ncontinuity and that of its elective and appointive officers, including\nmembers of its legislative or governing body, where, as a result of an\nattack, any of such officers is unable to discharge the powers and\nduties of his office or is absent from the political subdivision. In any\nsuch local law or resolution, provision may be made that the removal of\na disability or the termination of an absence from the political\nsubdivision of an officer higher on a list or order of succession to an\noffice shall not terminate the service in such office of an individual\nlower on such list or order of succession who is temporarily filling\nsuch office. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, a local law or\nresolution adopted pursuant to this section may be made effective\nwithout approval at a mandatory or permissive referendum but in no case\nshall such local law or resolution become effective until one certified\ncopy thereof has been filed with the clerk of the political subdivision\nor other appropriate official designated for such purpose by the\nrespective legislative or governing body, one certified copy thereof has\nbeen filed in the office of the state comptroller and three certified\ncopies thereof have been filed in the office of the secretary of state.\n No provision of this section shall be construed or interpreted as\naffecting the validity of any ordinance enacted prior to July first,\nnineteen hundred sixty-six, or actions taken thereunder by the\ngovernment of any county, city, town or village.\n