Electors shall have the power to remove from office by recall election, any elected officer of the City. After an elected officer has served six (6) months of his term, a petition demanding his recall and removal may be filed with the Clerk of Council. Such petition shall state the position of the elected officer, his name, and the reason for his removal. In the case of a ward Councilman, such petition shall be signed by qualified electors of that ward equal in number to at least twenty-five (25) percent of the total votes cast in that ward from which the Councilman was elected at the last general Municipal election, and only qualified electors of said ward shall be eligible to vote at said recall election. In the case of the Mayor, Director of Finance, Director of Law, or Councilman at large, such recall petition shall be signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least twenty-five (25) percent of the total votes cast at the last general Municipal election. All registered voters of the City shall be eligible to cast their vote in said recall election. If the Clerk of Council shall find the petition sufficient the Council 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 thirty (30) days, nor more than forty-five (45) days from the date of delivery. The form of the ballot used shall be:
"Shall be retained in his, or her, office as ."
If a majority of the ballots cast shall be voted affirmatively, such officer shall remain in office. If a majority of the ballots cast shall be voted negatively, such officer shall be considered as removed, his or her 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.
(Amended 11-6-18.)