Each City Council member and other elected officer of the city shall, upon the expiration of the term of office for which that officer is elected, surrender the office upon demand of the officer’s successor, such surrender to be made on the first City Council meeting in December following the election of the successor. In case the officer’s successor is not qualified, then the incumbent shall hold the office until the successor shall have qualified, and upon failure of the successor to qualify within the statutory time, then the incumbent shall not be entitled to hold the office, but the office shall automatically become vacant and an appointment shall be made to fill the vacancy in the manner provided by the laws of the state.
(Prior Code, § 36.03)
Statutory reference:
Term of office four years or until successors are elected and qualified, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-534
Vacancy occurs upon failure of a candidate elected to an office to qualify for such office, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-560