(a) Any person who assumes the office of mayor or of a councilmember due to a vacancy in such office shall continue in office for the unexpired term, if such unexpired term is for less than one year. If the unexpired term is for one year or more, such person shall continue in office until a successor is chosen pursuant to the Charter; provided that if the existence of the civil defense emergency prevents compliance with the provisions of the Charter, the person filling the vacancy shall continue in office until a successor has been chosen as provided by law.
(b) Any person who assumes the office of a councilmember during a civil defense emergency period, other than to fill a vacancy, shall continue in office until the original incumbent becomes available or, if the original incumbent remains unavailable, then for the duration of the civil defense emergency period and thereafter, until a successor has been chosen as provided by Charter § 3-105.
(Sec. 1-8.7, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 1, Art. 7, § 1-7.7)