The electors shall have the power to remove from office by recall election any elective officer of the Municipality. After an elective officer has served for six (6) months of their term a petition demanding their removal may be filed with Council. Such petition shall be signed by at least that number of electors which equals twenty percent (20%) of the electors voting at the last preceding municipal election, provided however, the petition for recall of a Council member from a ward shall be signed by at least that number of electors of the Council member's ward equal to twenty percent (20%) in number of the electors of such ward who voted at the last preceding municipal election.
Within ten (10) days after filing such petition, the Council shall determine the sufficiency thereof. If the Council shall find the petition insufficient, it shall promptly certify the particulars in which the petition is defective, and deliver a copy of its certificate to the person who filed the petition with it, and such person shall be allowed a period of twenty (20) days after the day on which such delivery was made in which to make the petition sufficient.
If the Council shall find the petition sufficient, it shall promptly so certify to the officer whose removal is sought, and if the officer does not resign within five (5) days thereafter, the Council shall thereupon fix a day for holding a recall election, not less than thirty (30) days nor more than forty (40) days from the date of the certificate of sufficiency. At such recall election the question shall be placed on the ballot "Shall (naming the officer) be allowed to continue as (naming the office) ?" with the provision on the ballot for voting affirmatively and negatively on such question. If a majority of the votes cast at such election shall be voted affirmatively such officer shall remain in office. If a majority of the votes cast shall be voted negatively such officer shall be considered as removed and such office shall be declared vacant.
Such vacancy shall be filled as provided in this Charter. The officer removed by such recall election shall not be eligible for appointment to the vacancy created by such recall election.
(Amended by voters 11-3-09) (Ord. 2019-39. Passed 12-9-19.)