(a) In the event that an employee member of the Board has submitted a letter of resignation or the 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 when a regular election is scheduled to take place within six months or less from the date of when the special election is held.
(b) The Board shall designate the date of the election. The election shall be held not more than 90 nor fewer than 60 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 in this article, but the Notice of Intent shall clearly advise employee members that the election is for the balance of the unexpired term and specify the ending date of that term. 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.
(c) If any candidate in a special election receives a plurality of all votes cast, that candidate shall be declared by the Board to be elected to the position of employee member for the unexpired term.
(d) In the event that two or more candidates receive an equal number of votes cast, and no candidate receives more votes cast, then the candidates receiving an equal number of votes cast 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 a manner designated by the City Clerk. In the event that any candidate involved does not appear, the City Clerk shall act for the absent person(s) in the drawing of the lots. The candidate who is selected by lot shall be declared by the Board to be elected to the position of employee member for the remainder of the unexpired term.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 184,664, Eff. 1-25-17.