In case any councilperson shall change his or her residence from the district in which he or she resided at the time of his or her election or appointment, his or her office shall immediately become vacant and be filled as directed in this Charter; provided, however, that in case the boundaries of any district are changed, no councilperson whose residence is hereby included within a different district from that in which he or she resided at the time of his or her election or appointment shall lose his or her office by reason of such change. An elective office becomes vacant when the incumbent thereof fails to qualify within ten days from the time he or she receives his or her certificate of election or appointment, dies, resigns, is removed from office, is adjudged incompetent, convicted of a felony, or of offense involving a violation of his or her official duties or forfeits his or her office under any provision of this Charter, or ceases to be a resident of the city or district as required by the preceding paragraph of this section; or shall have been absent from the city without leave of the council for more than thirty consecutive days, or, if a member of the council or a board fails to attend the meetings of the council or a board of which he or she is a member for a like period, without being excused therefrom by the council, or, if any other officer than a member of the council or a board shall absent himself or herself from his or her office for more than fifteen days consecutively, without such leave. (Stats. 1941, p. 3244.)
Editor's note: This section was amended by the voters of the city on March 26, 1996.