(1) In an emergency, if a Tribal Council officer is unavailable or temporarily disabled, the following order of succession is established to provide for the next highest-ranked officer to assume the duties of a higher officer until the unavailability or disability is resolved:

(2) Article VIII, Section 6 of the Samish Constitution establishes procedures for filling permanent vacancies on Tribal Council. [Res. 2020-05-005, 2020.]