In the event that an employee member of the Board has submitted a letter of resignation or the member's office becomes vacant by virtue of death, retirement, termination of employment, or for any other reason, the City Clerk shall conduct a special election to fill the unexpired term. However, no special election shall be held where there is less than six months remaining before expiration of the term.
The Board shall designate the date of the election. The election shall be held no less than 60 calendar days nor more than 90 calendar days after the submission of the letter of resignation or the receipt of notification of the vacancy. Candidates to be voted on at any special election shall be nominated in the same manner provided above, but the nominating petition shall provide that the nomination is made for the balance of the unexpired term and specify the ending date of that term. Nominating petitions shall be available at the office of the System seven weeks before the date fixed for the election. The special election to fill the unexpired term shall be conducted in the same manner as a regular election, except as otherwise provided in this section.
If any candidate in a special election receives a plurality of all votes cast, the candidate shall be declared by the Board to be elected to the position of employee member for the unexpired term.
In the event that two or more candidates receive an equal number of votes, and no candidate receives more votes, then the candidates receiving an equal number of votes shall appear before the City Clerk at the time and place designated by the City Clerk in order to draw lots to determine which person shall be declared elected. The lots shall be drawn in the manner that the City Clerk shall determine. In the event that any candidate involved does not appear, the City Clerk shall act for the absent person in the drawing of the lot. The candidate who is selected by lot shall be declared by the Board to be elected to the position of employee member for the unexpired term.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 178,442, Eff. 4-15-07.