The Mayor shall have been a qualified elector and a resident in this Municipality for at least two (2) years immediately prior to the date of the Mayor's election, and shall continue to be a qualified elector and resident therein during the Mayor's term. The Mayor shall not serve on continuous active military service in excess of sixty-one (61) days, either State or National, nor shall the Mayor hold any other elected public office or Municipal employment in this Municipality, except that of notary public or member of the State Militia, National Guard or Reserve Corps of the United States. The Mayor shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, contract for, receive or be interested in any profit or emolument from, or on account of, any contract, job, work or service with, or for, the Municipality. The Mayor shall be a full-time employee of the Municipality as of January 1, 1998.
(Amended 11-2-76; 11-7-95)
If at any time the Mayor shall cease to possess any of the aforesaid qualifications of office, or shall be convicted of a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude, it shall be the duty of Council to declare the office of Mayor vacant, and upon such declaration the office of Mayor shall automatically and immediately become vacant. Such declaration by Council shall be made only after public hearing upon the charge or charges brought, and provided further, that the Mayor shall have been notified in writing of the charge or charges against the Mayor at least fifteen (15) days in advance of such hearings, and provided further, that the Mayor or the Mayor's counsel shall have been given an opportunity to be heard, present evidence and examine under oath, all witnesses appearing in support of such charge or charges. To be effective, such declaration of vacancy in the office of Mayor must receive the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of the legislative authority.
(Amended 11-7-95)
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