(a) If the Mayor shall die, resign or terminate residence in the City of Albuquerque during his term of office, or be removed from office, the office of the Mayor shall become vacant.
(b) If a regular election will occur within one year of the date on which the vacancy occurs, the President of the Council shall serve as Mayor Pro Tem until a successor is elected and qualified. If the President of the Council shall decline to serve, the Council shall select from among its membership the person to serve as Mayor Pro Tem until a successor is elected and qualified. If the President of the Council or any Councillor becomes Mayor Pro Tem pursuant to this Section, the Mayor Pro Tem shall cease to be a Councillor during the term as Mayor Pro Tem and the seat on the Council shall become vacant. The Mayor Pro Tem shall receive the same salary on a pro-rata basis as that provided for the former Mayor.
(c) A vacancy in the office of Mayor which occurs more than one year prior to the next regular election shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a special election. During the interim between the date the office is vacated and the date of the special election, the Mayor's position shall be filled by a Mayor Pro Tem determined by the same procedure specified in Subparagraph (b) above. However, in this event, the Mayor Pro Tem shall temporarily cease to be a Councillor during the term as Mayor Pro Tem and the seat on the Council shall remain vacant until reassumed. Likewise, in this event the Mayor Pro Tem is exempt from the provision of Section 3 above that the Mayor shall hold no other paid public or private employment. During the interval the Mayor Pro Tem serves pursuant to this Subparagraph, the Mayor Pro Tem shall receive a pro-rata salary based on the same salary that the former Mayor was receiving and shall receive no salary as a member of the Council.
(Article V amended at Regular Municipal Election, October 3, 1989, as part of Proposition #4.)