Council may remove the Mayor for gross misconduct, malfeasance in or disqualification from 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 Mayor’s oath of office; provided that such removal shall not take place without an affirmative vote of five (5) members of Council nor until the Mayor shall have been notified in writing by certified mail of the charge(s) at least twenty (20) days in advance of a public hearing. The Mayor and his or her counsel shall be given an opportunity at such hearing to be heard, to present evidence, and to examine any witness appearing in support of the charge(s).
(Ord. 2013-34. Passed 6-25-13.)