The Council shall declare vacant the seat of any Member who shall cease to be a resident of the Village, or who persistently fails to abide by the Rules of the Council or who is otherwise guilty of misconduct affecting the performance of his/her duties as Council Member, but such action shall be taken only upon the concurrence of five (5) Members of Council. Such action may be taken either at a regular meeting of Council after service of notice upon such Member of such proposed action, if such action was announced at a prior regular meeting of Council or if emergency action is necessary to preserve the health, safety and welfare of the Village, so long as notice of the proposed action is given to the Council Member at least twenty-four hours in advance of such meeting at which a vote will be taken. A Member of Council shall not hold any other public office except that of Notary Public, a member of the state militia, National Guard or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or any branch thereof, a member of the county or state central committee of the political party of which he/she is a member, a delegate to a state or national political party convention of the political party of which he/she is a member, or Trustee/Director without pay of any political institution or Board. A Council Member may serve on county or regional commissions or other public bodies provided that Council determines that such service will benefit the Village of Golf Manor and consents thereto.
Before taking the oath of office each elected or appointed Council Member shall file with the Mayor and Clerk of Council a Successor Designation Certificate, certifying the names of one or more of his/her fellow Council Members to select a Successor Council Member in case of his/her office becoming vacant due to any cause whatsoever. At a minimum one of the Designees shall be an elected Member of Council. Should a vacancy occur, the Council Member(s) designated by the former Member shall be empowered, within thirty (30) days thereafter, to designate his/her successor, by a majority vote of their number, or of those remaining thereof, and file their signed designation with the Council, or with the Recording Clerk of Council, who shall present it to Council at its next regular meeting. Thereafter the designated Successor shall have the status of a Council Member duly appointed for the unexpired term. If the appointment shall be made prior to August 1, of the year of a Municipal election, then the appointed Council Member shall be subject to election for the balance of the unexpired term at the next Municipal election. Any elector seeking election to the unexpired term shall file a declaration of candidacy in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Ohio. Should there be no valid and effective Successor Designation Certificate for a vacant office, should the certified Council Member(s) fail to designate a Successor within the time limit, or if there are no elected Council Members designated to appoint a Successor to meet the minimum requirement as set forth above, the Council shall fill the vacant seat within thirty (30) days of the event qualifying Council to make the appointment. Should Council fail to act within the time limit, the Mayor shall appoint the successor without requiring the consent of Council. Any Council Member may amend his/her Successor Designation Certificate at any regular meeting of Council.