Whenever the office of a Council Member shall become vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of all the remaining members of the Council; and if the Council shall not so fill such vacancy within thirty (30) days, its power to do so shall lapse and the Mayor shall fill such vacancy by appointment. Such appointee shall hold office for the balance of the unexpired term of the member in whose office the vacancy occurs or until the beginning of the term of a successor duly elected for the unexpired term as hereinafter provided. A successor shall be elected for the unexpired term at the next regular municipal election if (a) such election shall occur more than two (2) years prior to the expiration of the unexpired term and (b) the vacancy shall have occurred more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to such election.
At the first regular meeting in January following a regular municipal election, or as soon thereafter as possible the Council shall elect by a majority vote of the members of Council one of its members to the office of President Pro Tem of Council for a term of two years. If the office of President Pro Tem should become vacant, the Council shall elect by a majority vote of the members of Council one of its members to such office for the remainder of the unexpired term. When a vacancy shall occur in the office of President of Council, including vacancy caused by succession to the office of Mayor, the President Pro Tem shall become the President of Council. When the President of Council is absent from the Municipality or for any reason unable to perform their duties, the President Pro Tem shall have all the powers and be required to perform the same duties as President of Council. If the offices of both Mayor and President of Council should become vacant, then the President Pro Tem shall succeed to the office of Mayor. If both the Mayor and President of Council shall be absent from the Municipality or for any reason unable to perform their duties, the President Pro Tem shall become the Acting Mayor and during such periods, shall be invested with all of the powers and be required to perform the same duties as the Mayor.
(Amended by voters 11-3-59) (Ord. 2019-39. Passed 12-9-19.)