Any vacancy in the Council shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the Council. If the vacancy is not so filled within sixty (60) days, the Mayor shall fill it by appointment. The term of any person appointed to fill such a vacancy shall expire at the end of the unexpired term of the former member of Council or on the last day of December immediately following the next councilmanic election occurring more than one hundred twenty (120) days after such vacancy occurs, whichever is earlier. If any portion of the unexpired term in which the vacancy occurred remains after such last day of December, a person shall be chosen at such election to serve for the remaining portion of such unexpired term and shall succeed such appointee on the first day of January next following such election.
(Approved by voters 11-2-99.)