(A) (1) The Mayor and Council members shall be qualified electors of the city, and except where authorized by law, no Mayor or Council person shall hold any other municipal office or municipal employment while serving the term for which he or she was elected.
(2) If any Council member or the Mayor shall cease to possess these qualifications or those required by law, the City Council may institute proceedings to vacate his or her office.
(`95 Code, § 1-2-5)
(B) (1) Elected officials shall be permanent residents of the city.
(2) Any elected official may charge any other elected official with a violation of this section.
(3) In the event that a charge is brought, a hearing will be held on ten days' notice to the charged official. At the hearing, the Mayor will preside unless he or she is the charged official; in that event, the Mayor Pro-Tem will preside. A two-thirds vote by the Mayor and Council will be necessary to remove an official under this section with the charged official not voting.
(`95 Code, § 1-2-6) (Ord. 78-5, passed 4-4-78)
Statutory reference:
Council as judge of election and qualification of members, S.C. Code § 5-7-210