The Mayor and Council shall be the sole judges of the qualifications of the members of Council. By two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Council and the Mayor inclusive, the Council and the Mayor may expel or remove any member of Council for failure to meet or maintain qualification of office, for violation of this person's oath of office, or conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, or for persistent failure to abide by the rules of Council. Any such action taken by the Council and Mayor shall be of immediate effect and shall not be subject to Mayoral veto. Charges may be brought against a member of Council by the Mayor and one Council member or by any two members of Council who notify the accused member in writing of the charge against that member. The Mayor and Council shall consider the charge at a public meeting which shall occur not less than fifteen days after written notice is delivered to the accused member of the charges. If the accused member cannot be located after reasonable effort, written notice of the charges and the date, time and location of the public meeting to be held by the Mayor and Council to consider the charges shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality. The meeting shall be held not earlier than seven days after the date of the last publication. The accused member may be represented by an attorney and shall have the opportunity to be heard, present evidence, and examine under oath any witnesses. The accused member shall not vote on any matters relating to the charges or the removal of that member.