A vacancy shall be deemed to occur in the office of City Law Director upon and as of the time of the presentation of his resignation to the Mayor or the President of Council, his death, his removal as provided in Sec. 21.08 of this Charter, or his recall as provided in Sec. 19.04 of this Charter. Any vacancy in the office of City Law Director shall be filled by a majority vote of the members of Council of the same political party as the person whose term is vacated; except that if the person whose term is vacated did not have any political party affiliation, as evidenced by whether or not he voted in a party primary, the vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the members of Council without regard to political party affiliation. If the vacancy is not filled within thirty days after it shall have occurred, the power of Council to fill the vacancy shall lapse and the Mayor shall fill it by appointment, immediately following the expiration of said thirty days. Any appointee under this section shall qualify under the provisions of this Charter and shall hold office and serve for the unexpired term, and shall be a member of the same political party as the person whose term is vacated, except that if the person whose term is vacated did not have any political party affiliation, as evidenced by whether or not he voted in a party primary, the vacancy shall be filled without regard to political party affiliation.
(Amended 5-8-01)