All members of Council shall have been electors of the Municipality for at least one continuous year immediately prior to the time of filing for office, and shall continue to be qualified electors of the Municipality during their respective terms of office. Members of Council elected from wards shall be electors of the ward from which they seek election at the time of filing for office and during their respective terms of office. No member of Council shall hold any other office or employment with the Municipality, except as otherwise allowed by this Charter or by ordinance of the Council.
Any member of Council who shall cease to possess or who violates any of the qualifications of office herein provided; who is finally convicted of a felony or misdemeanor invoking moral turpitude; or who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the Council, unless such absence is excused by a majority vote of the members present at such meetings or a subsequent meeting of the Council, shall be subject to forfeiture of his or her office in the manner provided by Section 12.04 of this Charter. A member of Council shall not vote upon the question of his or her removal or whether his or her absence from a regular meeting shall be excused. Failure to maintain such qualifications shall not render void or ineffective any action of the Council in which such member participated.