The electors shall have the power to remove from office by recall election any elective officer of the Municipality. At any time after any elective officer has held office for six months of the term for which such officer was chosen, a petition demanding such officer's removal may be filed with the Clerk of Council.
The petition shall comply with the provisions of Section 4 of this Article, and shall be signed by registered electors equal in number to at least twenty percent (20%) of the total votes cast at the last general municipal election. Within ten (10) days from the date of filing such petition, the Clerk of Council shall determine the sufficiency.
If the Clerk of Council finds the petition insufficient, the Clerk of Council shall promptly certify the particulars in which the petition is defective and deliver a copy of the certificate to the person or committee who filed the petition with him, and such person shall be allowed ten (10) days from the delivery of such copy of certificate in which to make the petition sufficient.
If the Clerk of Council finds the petition sufficient the Clerk of Council shall, within ten (10) days of the filing of the petition, so certify to the Council, deliver a copy of such certificate to the officer whose removal is sought, and make a record of that delivery. If the officer does not resign within five (5) days from the date of delivery, the Council shall order and fix a day for holding a recall election, not less than sixty (60) nor more than ninety (90) days from the date of the Clerk of Council's certificate of sufficiency.
At the recall election, this question shall be placed on the ballot: "Shall (naming the officer) be removed from office (naming the office) of the Village of Highland Hills?" with provisions on the ballot for voting affirmatively or negatively on the question. If a majority of the votes cast at the election are negative, the officer shall remain in office. If a majority of the votes shall be affirmative, the officer shall be considered as removed, the office shall be deemed vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this Charter. The officer removed by the election shall not be eligible for appointment to the vacancy created thereby.
(Amended 11-7-17.)