SECTION 403. VACANCY IN OFFICE OF MAYOR.

   When a vacancy occurs in the office of Mayor, the Council shall within thirty (30) days from the commencement of the vacancy, either fill the vacancy by appointment or call a special municipal election to fill the vacancy; provided, that no such special municipal election shall be called if a general municipal election is to be held within ninety (90) days from the commencement of the vacancy. Such a special municipal election shall be held on the next regularly established election date not less than eighty-eight (88) days from the call of the special municipal election. The person so appointed or elected shall possess the qualifications hereinbefore prescribed for Mayor and shall hold office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent. No member of the Council during the term for which he shall have been elected or appointed shall be eligible to fill such vacancy.

(Amended by election on November 8, 1994)

SECTION 404. OTHER OFFICES PROHIBITED.

   The Mayor shall not, during the term for which the Mayor has been elected or appointed, hold any other elected salaried public civil office.

SECTION 405. SALARY AND EXPENSES OF MAYOR.

   The monthly salary of the Mayor shall be $625.00 per month, and the Mayor may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by the Mayor in the performance of official duties.

(Ratified June 7, 1988)

SECTION 406. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS.

   The Mayor shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations relative to any business or affairs of the City.