The office of an elected official of the Municipality shall become vacant upon his death, resignation, or recall pursuant to Section 7.08 of this Charter, or may be declared vacant by resolution of the Council if:
(1) He shall not be an elector of the Municipality; or
(2) He shall not reside in the Municipality, or shall not have resided in the Municipality continuously for a period of not less than one (1) year immediately preceding his election; or
(3) He shall hold any other elective or appointive public office in which he is in a position to exert material influence or authority in conflict with any lawful interest of this Municipality; or
(4) He shall violate any express prohibition of this Charter; or
(5) He shall be convicted of a felony while in office; or
(6) He shall be absent from three (3) consecutive regular meetings of Council without bringing the anticipated absence to the attention of Council in advance of the regular meetings, and without the absence being authorized by that body. Council may authorize the absence of one (1) or more of its members, or of the Mayor, either by affirmative vote of four (4) members of Council, or by failing to introduce the matter of the absence for a vote at the meeting at which the absence occurs.
The decision of Council to remove an elective officer shall be made only upon concurrence of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the members elected to Council, after public hearing upon the charges brought (except when the accused elective officer shall be a Councilman, in which case he shall not have a vote on this issue and the concurrence of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the remaining Councilmen shall be necessary for removal); and, provided further that the accused elective officer shall have been notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the charge or charges against him at least fifteen (15) days in advance of such public hearing; and, provided further that he or his counsel shall have been given an opportunity to be heard, present evidence, and examine witnesses appearing in support of such charge or charges.
An elective officer so removed shall not be eligible for appointment to any vacancy created thereby.
An elective office shall be considered vacant if there shall have been an insufficient number of candidates for that office in the last preceding municipal election.
Any Council vacancy occurring through the operation of a provision of this Charter shall be filled by the appointment of a qualified person by a majority vote of the remaining members of Council for the unexpired term. If the vacancy is not filled within thirty (30) days after it shall have occurred, the Mayor shall fill it by appointment, which appointment shall not require the consent of Council.
In case of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the President of Council shall become the Mayor. He shall serve as Mayor until a successor is elected at the next regular municipal election. His office as Councilman shall be considered vacant. The President pro tempore shall succeed to the office of President of Council, and a new President pro tempore shall be elected from the remaining members of Council.
Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be considered duly elected to the office to which he shall have been appointed.