Any city office shall become vacant upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events before the expiration of the term of such office:
(a) For any reason specified by State law creating a vacancy;
(b) If any appointed officer of the City shall absent him/herself continuously from the City for more than seven (7) days without the permission of the Council;
(c) In the case of the Mayor and members of the Council, where such officers shall miss three (3) consecutive regular meetings of the Council, or twenty-five (25%) of such meetings in any fiscal year of the City, unless such absences shall be excused by the Council and the reason entered in the proceedings of the Council;
(d) If the officer shall be convicted of any act constituting misconduct in office under the provisions of this charter;
(e) If any elected official shall be elected or appointed to another public elective office. In that event, the vacancy shall commence when that City official takes office with the other public elective office. (Amendment Approved at the General Election of November 3, 1998)