The Council shall, by a majority vote of its members then serving, be the sole judge of the election and qualifications of its members of Council elect and its own members, and the grounds for forfeiture of their office, as established in Section 4.05, and for that purpose Council, by ordinance or resolution, shall prescribe the process of citing witnesses, administering oaths and producing evidence, and the enforcement of such process. If by an affirmative vote of five (5) members of Council, a witness is declared in violation of the ordinance or resolution implementing this section, the case shall be referred to the Law Director for appropriate action before the proper court.
A member of Council (including the Mayor) charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of office, shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand, and notice of such hearing shall be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the Municipality at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the hearing.