(a) Consistent with Charter § 5-106.2, the mayor shall provide written notice to the council and file the notice with the city clerk before any anticipated absence from the city. The notice shall provide the date of the mayor’s anticipated departure from the city, the date of the mayor’s anticipated return to the city, and the name of the city officer who will be acting as mayor during the mayor’s anticipated absence.
(b) If the mayor must be absent from the city due to an unanticipated emergency, the mayor or the mayor’s designee shall provide the notice to the council and file the notice with the city clerk as soon as is practicable after the mayor’s departure, stating the date on which the mayor departed from the city, the date of the mayor’s anticipated return to the city, and the name of the city officer who is acting as mayor during the mayor’s absence.
(1990 Code, Ch. 1, Art. 7, § 1-7.10) (Added by Ord. 04-41)