The Mayor will remain in office unless status or position changes whereby the Mayor no longer meets the qualifications of the office as enumerated in Section 4.03 hereof, whereupon he or she shall resign from the office of Mayor.
Council may by a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of its membership remove the Mayor for failure to meet or maintain the qualifications of office, for violations of the Mayor's oath of office, or conviction of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude.
Charges may be brought by any two members of Council who shall notify the Mayor in writing of such charge. Council shall consider the charges at a public meeting which shall occur not less than fifteen days after written notice is delivered to the Mayor of the charges. If the Mayor cannot be located after reasonable effort, written notice of the charges and the date, time and location of the public meeting of Council to consider the charge shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality. Notification shall include the date of the meeting when Council shall consider the charges. The meeting shall be held not earlier than seven days after the date of the last publication of the notice of the meeting. The Mayor may be represented by an attorney and shall have the opportunity to be heard, present evidence, and examine under oath witnesses. The Mayor shall not vote on any matters dealing with the charges or removal of the Mayor.