(a) In the case of the death, disqualification, removal, or resignation of the Mayor after such Mayor has assumed office and before the filing deadline for the next regular municipal election, the duties of the Mayor shall be discharged by the Acting Mayor to assume the office within forty-five (45) days in the following order of succession: Council President; if the Council President is unable to or declines to serve as Acting Mayor, then the Council Members at-Large in descending order of longevity in service in the office of Council Member At-Large; if all the Council Members At-Large are unable to or decline to serve as Acting Mayor, the Ward Council Members in descending order of longevity in service in the office of Ward Council. In the event that more than one Council Member At-Large has the same longevity in service in the office of Council Member At-Large, he that received the largest number of votes in the most recent general election may serve as Acting Mayor. In the event that more than one Ward Council Member has the same longevity in service in the office of Ward Council Member, he that received the largest number of votes in the most recent general election may serve as Acting Mayor. The Acting Mayor shall serve until January 1st of the year following the next regular election. Under such circumstances, the office of Mayor shall be elected at the next regular municipal election for a two (2) year term commencing January 1st of the year following such election.
(b) In the case of the death, disqualification, removal, or resignation of the Mayor after such Mayor has assumed office and after the filing deadline for the next regular municipal election, the Acting Mayor as outlined in Art. III, Section 6, Paragraph (a), shall serve as Acting Major for the remaining unexpired term of Mayor.
(c) In the case of the death, disqualification, removal or resignation of the Mayor at any time after the filing deadline for the next regular Mayoral election and before the newly elected Mayor assumes the office, the Acting Mayor shall serve until January 1st of the year succeeding the Mayoral election. At that time, the newly elected Mayor shall assume the office and the Acting Mayor shall resume his previous office. Should there be no candidate elected to fill the office of Mayor, the Acting Mayor shall continue to hold the office under the conditions set forth in Section 6, Paragraph (a), above.
(d) Prior to January 1st of the period set forth in Section 6, Paragraph (c), above, if the office of President of Council is temporarily vacated because the President of Council has become the Acting Mayor, the President of Council Pro Tem shall serve in the office of President of Council and a temporary vacancy on Council shall be permitted to exist. In the event the Acting Mayor will be required to continue serving as Mayor after January 1st, Council shall fill the vacancy in the office of President of Council and any subsequent vacancies in the manner prescribed in Article III of this Charter. (Amended 11-6-07.)