(A) Vacancies in village elected offices shall be filled by the Board of Trustees for the balance of the unexpired term except as provided in this section. Notice of a vacancy, except a vacancy resulting from the death of the incumbent, shall be in writing and presented to the Board of Trustees at a regular or special meeting and shall appear as a part of the minutes of such meeting.
(B) The Board of Trustees shall at once give public notice of the vacancy by causing to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the village or by posting in three public places in the village the office vacated and the length of the unexpired term.
(C) The Chairperson of the Board shall, within four weeks after the regular meeting at which such notice has been presented, or upon the death of the incumbent, call a special meeting of the Board of Trustees at which time the Chairperson shall submit the name of a qualified elector to fill the vacancy for the balance of the unexpired term.
(D) No officer who is removed at a recall election or resigns after the initiation of the recall process shall be appointed to fill the vacancy resulting from his or her removal or the removal of any other member of the Board of Trustees during the remainder of his or her term of office.
(E) Upon a majority vote of approval by the Board of Trustees, the vacancy shall be filled. If a majority vote is not reached, the nomination shall be rejected, and the Chairperson shall, at the next regular meeting, submit the name of another qualified elector. If the vote on the nominee fails to carry by majority vote, the Chairperson shall continue at such meeting to submit the names of qualified electors, and the Board of Trustees shall continue to vote upon such nominations until the vacancy is filled.
(F) The Chairperson shall cast his or her vote only in case of a tie vote of the Board of Trustees.
(G) All members of the Board of Trustees shall cast a ballot for or against each nominee.
(H) The Chairperson and Board of Trustees may, in lieu of filling a vacancy in a village office as provided in this section, call a special municipal election to fill such vacancy.
(I) If there are vacancies in the offices of a majority of the members of the Board of Trustees, there shall be a special municipal election conducted by the Secretary of State to fill such vacancies.
(Prior Code, § 1-104) (Ord. 103, passed 12-3-1990)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-212