Council shall be the sole and final judge of the election and qualifications of its members. It shall expel or remove any member for gross misconduct, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, or disqualification from holding office or for conviction, while in office, of a crime involving moral turpitude or for the violation of his or her oath of office or for absence without justifiable excuse from three (3) consecutive meetings of Council. Such expulsion shall be only on the concurrence of five (5) members of Council and shall not take place until the accused member has been notified in writing of the charges against him or her at least ten (10) days in advance of any hearing upon such charge or until he or she or his or her counsel shall have been given the opportunity to appear before Council and be heard, present evidence and examine witnesses appearing in support of the charge.
(Amended November 3, 1987)