(a) Vacancies. The office of a councilmember shall become vacant upon his death, resignation or removal from office in any manner authorized by law or forfeiture of his office.
(b) Forfeiture of Office. A councilmember shall forfeit his office if he (1) lacks at any time during his term of office any qualification for the office prescribed by this Charter, (2) violates any express prohibition of this Charter, (3) is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or (4) fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the Council without being excused by the Council as reflected in the minutes.
(c) Filling of Vacancies. A vacancy in the Council shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, at the next regular election following not less than 60 days upon the occurrence of the vacancy, but the Council by the majority vote of all its remaining members shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term takes office. If the Council fails to do so within 30 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, the election authorities shall call a special election to fill the vacancy, to be held not sooner than 90 days and not later than 120 days following the occurrence of the vacancy and to be otherwise governed by the provisions of Article VII.
Notwithstanding the requirement in Section 2.11
that a quorum of the Council consists of five members, if at any time the membership of the Council is reduced to less than five, the remaining members may by majority action appoint additional members to raise the membership to five.
(Passed by Council 12-10-96)
(Passed by Council 12-10-96)