Electors of the City meeting the qualifications for member of City Council as set forth in Ohio law shall be eligible to have their names placed on the ballot. An elector who is finally convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude as defined under Ohio law, shall not be qualified under this section. A Council member who, during his or her term of office, ceases to meet such qualifications, or who is absent, without excuse by a majority of the other members of Council, from four (4) consecutive regular meetings of the Council, shall automatically vacate the office on the Council.
(Amended 11-7-00; 11-6-01; 11-5-19)