A. Determination And Filling Of Vacancies: If the duly elected mayor shall die, resign, terminate legal domicile within the corporate limits of the city as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or be judicially removed from office, the office of mayor shall become vacant. The council shall pursuant to Utah code section 20A-1-510 (midterm vacancies in municipal offices), or its successoral provisions, and within thirty (30) days after such vacancy appoint a resident of the city, who is otherwise qualified to be elected mayor to fill such vacancy. The person so appointed shall serve as mayor until the next municipal election and until a successor shall be duly qualified, elected and sworn into office.
B. Council Chairperson, Acting Mayor: Until a successor mayor is appointed by the council as provided in subsection A of this section or its successor, the chairperson of the council shall be the acting mayor.
C. Absence Or Incapacity Of Mayor: The absence of the mayor from the city or the temporary physical or mental incapacity of the mayor shall not be deemed to cause a vacancy in the office of the mayor. However, if the mayor shall judicially be determined to be totally and permanently incapacitated (either physically or mentally) to an extent that the such elected or appointed mayor cannot perform the mayoral functions for the remainder of the unexpired term, the office of the mayor shall be deemed vacant and shall be filled, as provided in subsection A of this section or its successor. (Ord. 76-08 § 4, 2008: prior code § 24-2-5)