The electors shall have the power to remove from office any elected officer of the Municipality by a recall election. If an elected officer shall have served for six (6) months of his/her term, a petition demanding his/her removal may be filed with the Clerk of the Council who shall note thereon the name and address of the person filing the petition and the date of such filing. A petition for the recall of the Mayor or Councilperson-at-Large shall be signed by at least that number of electors which equals twenty-five percent (25%) of the electors voting in the City at the last preceding general election. A petition for the recall of a Ward Councilperson shall be signed by at least that number of electors residing in the ward of the Councilperson who is being recalled which equals twenty-five percent (25%) of the electors voting in that ward at the last preceding general election. Within ten (10) days after the day on which such petition shall have been filed the Clerk shall determine whether or not it meets the requirements hereof. If the Clerk shall find the petition insufficient he/she shall promptly certify the particulars in which the petition is defective, deliver a copy of his/her certificate to the person who filed the petition with him/her, and make a record of such delivery. Such person shall be allowed a period of twenty (20) days after the day on which such delivery was made in which to make the petition sufficient. If the Clerk shall find the petition sufficient he/she shall promptly so certify to the Council, shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the officer whose removal is sought, and shall make a record of such delivery. If such officer shall not resign within five (5) days after the day on which such delivery shall have been made the Council shall thereupon fix a day for holding a recall election not less than sixty (60) nor more than seventy-five (75) days after the date of such delivery. At such recall election this question shall be placed on the ballot: "Shall (naming the officer) be allowed to continue as (naming the office)?" with the provision on the ballot for voting affirmatively or negatively on such question. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be voted affirmatively, such officer shall remain in office. If a majority of the votes cast shall be voted negatively, such officer shall be considered as removed, his/her office shall be deemed vacant, and such vacancy shall be filled as provided in this Charter. The officer removed by such recall election shall not be eligible for appointment to the vacancy created thereby.
(Amended 11-6-1990)