(a) Council does hereby adopt procedures for declaring vacant a Council member’s seat when such Council member has been absent from Council meetings without an excuse as follows:
(1) The Village Clerk of Council will send a certified letter to the absent Council Member after four consecutive, unexcused absences stating that he/she has four consecutive, unexcused absences from Council meetings.
(2) After six consecutive, unexcused absences, the Clerk of Council will send another certified letter setting a date for a required hearing before Village Council to be ten days from the date of the certified letter.
(b) No expulsion shall take place without the concurrence of two-thirds of all Council members elected.
(c) The required hearing shall consist of all elected Council members, and a court stenographer if needed, and shall be conducted by the Village Solicitor.
(Ord. 13-04. Passed 2-17-04.)