(A) An appointment by the Mayor or Acting Mayor, as the case may be, of a qualified person as described in § 31.07(A) to fill a vacancy in the office of Alderperson must be made within 60 days after the vacancy occurs. Once the appointment of the qualified person has been forwarded to the corporate authorities, the corporate authorities shall act upon the appointment within 30 days. If the appointment fails to receive the advice and consent of the corporate authorities within 30 days, the Mayor or Acting Mayor shall appoint and forward to the corporate authorities a second qualified person, as described in § 31.07(A).
(B) Once the appointment of the second qualified person has been forwarded to the corporate authorities, the corporate authorities shall act upon the appointment within 30 days. If the appointment of the second qualified person also fails to receive the advice and consent of the corporate authorities, then the Mayor or Acting Mayor, without the advice and consent of the corporate authorities, may make a temporary appointment from those persons who were appointed but whose appointments failed to receive the advice and consent of the corporate authorities. The person receiving the temporary appointment shall serve until an appointment has received the advice and consent and the appointee has qualified or until a person has been elected and has qualified, whichever first occurs.
(Prior Code, § 1-2-42)