{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-8638","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 8638","heading":"","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 thereof shall have the power to appoint the following standby officers:\n(a) Three for each member of the governing body.\n(b) Three for the chief executive, if he is not a member of the governing body.\nIn case a standby office 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.\nStandby officers shall be designated Nos. 1, 2, and 3 as the case may be.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 1. GENERAL [8000. - 8899.95.]","CHAPTER 7. California Emergency Services Act [8550. - 8669.87.]","ARTICLE 15. Preservation of Local Government [8635. - 8644.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"260bc1d7f43d5a2c871764cc735bc03134c5351d52d09fc73a2b6abac0904eca","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-8637","next":"us-ca/gov-8639"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}