Council shall be the judge of the election and qualification of its own members. Any member may be removed for gross misconduct, malfeasance in or disqualification for office, or for gross neglect of duty in office; or for the conviction while in office of a crime involving moral turpitude, or if adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be legally incompetent, or for a violation of the oath of office, or for persistent failure to abide by the rules of Council or if absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of Council, without such absence being authorized by an affirmative vote of three (3) of the remaining members of Council.
Removal for such grounds shall not take place without the unanimous vote of the remaining four (4) other members of Council and until the accused shall have been notified in writing by certified mail of the charge(s) at least fifteen (15) days in advance of a public hearing upon such charge(s). The accused member shall not vote on the removal. (Amended 11-3-20)