(A) Officers subject to recall. Any public officer of the town holding an elective office, whether by election or appointment, is subject to recall by the qualified voters of the town, subject to the limitations and requirements set forth in Article 8 of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. Title 19, Chapter 2.
(B) Limitations.
(1) A recall petition shall not be circulated against a public officer of the town until he has held office for at least six months.
(2) After one recall petition and election, no further recall petition shall be filed against the same officer during the term for which he was elected unless the petitioners signing the petition first, at the time of application for the subsequent recall petition, pay all expenses of the preceding election into the public treasury from which such election expenses were paid.
(3) Signatures obtained on recall petitions by a committee or any of its officers agents, employees, or members before the filing of the committee's statement of organization are void and shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition.
(C) Resignation of officer.
(1) If a person against whom a recall petition is filed desires to resign, the person may do so by filing a written tender of resignation with the Town Clerk within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays, after the filing of the petition, as prescribed in A.R.S.19-208.03.
(2) A vacancy created by such resignation shall be filled as provided in § 30.016.
(D) Election.
(1) If the officer against whom a recall petition is filed does not resign within the time period set forth in this section, the Town Clerk shall, within 15 days, order a special recall election to be held on the next following consolidated election date pursuant to A.R.S. 16-204 that is 90 days or more after the order calling the election.
(2) Unless the officer otherwise requests in writing, the name of the officer against whom the recall petition was filed shall be placed as a candidate for the office on the official ballot without nomination.
(Am. Ord. 15-117, passed 10-6-2015)