Electors shall have the power to remove from office by recall election, any elected officer of the Municipality. After an elected officer has served six (6) months of the elected officer’s term, a petition demanding the elected officer’s recall and removal, may be filed with the Clerk. Such petition shall be signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least twenty-five per cent (25%) of the total votes cast at the last preceding regular municipal election. If the Clerk shall find the petition sufficient the Clerk shall promptly so certify to the Council, shall deliver a copy of such certificate to the officer whose removal is sought and make a record of such delivery. If such officer shall not resign within five (5) days after the day on which such delivery shall have been made, the Council shall fix a day for holding a recall election, not less than seventy-five (75) days, nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of delivery. The form of the ballot used shall be:
Shall be removed from that person's office as ?
If a majority of the votes cast shall be voted affirmatively, such officer shall be removed from office, the office shall be deemed vacant and 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 thereby. If a majority of the votes cast shall be voted negatively, such officer shall be considered as remaining in office. (Amended 11-7-17; 11-6-18; 11-8-22)