The electors shall have the power to remove from office by a recall election any elected officer of the Municipality. If an elected officer shall have served for six months of his or her term, a petition demanding removal may be filed with the Clerk who shall note thereon the names and addresses of the persons constituting the Petitioners' Committee filing the petition and the date of such filing. The petition shall be signed by at least that number of qualified electors which equals twenty percent (20%) of the total electors voting at the last preceding general election. Within ten (10) days after the date on which such petition is filed, the Clerk shall determine its sufficiency. If the Clerk shall find the petition insufficient, he or she shall within ten (10) days after the date of filing thereof, certify the particulars in which the petition is defective, deliver a copy of that certificate to the Committee named in that petition and make a record of the delivery. Such Committee shall then be allowed a period of ten (10) days after the day on which such delivery is made to make the petition sufficient and refile it as an originally filed petition with the Clerk. If the Clerk shall find the petition sufficient, he or she shall within ten (10) days after the date of filing thereof, so certify to Council, deliver a copy of such certificate to the officer whose removal is sought, and made a record of that delivery. If such officer shall not resign within five (5) days after the day on which such delivery is made, Council shall thereupon schedule a recall election, to be held at the next regularly scheduled primary or general election occurring not less than seventy-five (75) days after the date of such delivery. At such recall election this question shall be placed on the ballot: “Shall (naming the officer) be removed from office (naming the office) of Orange Village”? with provision on the ballot for voting affirmatively or negatively on such question. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be voted negatively, the officer shall remain in office. If a majority of the votes cast shall be voted affirmatively, the officer shall be considered removed, the office shall be deemed vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in this Charter. The officer removed by such election shall not be eligible for appointment to the vacancy created thereby.
(Amended 11-7-17.)