(A) If the person vacating a position on Council was elected to that position as a candidate whose political party affiliation was designated on the ballot, the vacancy in that council position shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a person chosen by the residents of Tiffin who are members of the county central committee of the political party with which the last occupant of that office was affiliated at the time of that person's election. If the person vacating a position on Council was (1) elected to that position as a candidate whose political party affiliation was not designated on the ballot or (2) appointed by Council in accordance with this section or if the political party of that person, as designated on the ballot, does not have a county central committee, then the vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the Council. If the vacancy occurs after the date which is ten days before the date on which candidates for the office of Council member at the next regular municipal election must file their nominating petitions or if two years or fewer remain in the term of the incumbent who created the vacancy, the person chosen by the appropriate central committee members or the Council to fill the vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term. If the vacancy occurs at least ten days prior to the date on which candidates for the office of Council member at the next regular municipal election must file their nominating petitions and more than two years remain in the term of the incumbent who created the vacancy, the person chosen by the appropriate central committee members or the Council to fill the vacancy shall serve until a successor is elected at the next regular municipal election to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected to serve for the unexpired term at the next regular municipal election shall take office on the first day of January following that person's election.
(B) If the appropriate central committee members or the Council shall fail to choose a person to fill a vacancy on the Council under Division (A) of this Section within thirty days after the occurrence of the vacancy, their power to do so shall lapse and the Mayor shall appoint a person to serve for the time as provided in Division (A) of this Section.
(C) The President pro tempore of the Council shall succeed to the Office of President of Council upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of President of Council. If the vacancy occurs after that date that is ten days before the date on which candidates for the office of Council member at the next regular municipal election must file their nominating petitions or if two years or fewer remain in the term of the incumbent who created the vacancy, the person succeeding to the office of President of Council shall serve for the unexpired term. If the vacancy occurs at least ten days prior to the date on which candidates for the office of Council member at the next regular municipal election must file their nominating petitions and more than two years remain in the term of the incumbent who created the vacancy, the person succeeding to the office of President of Council shall serve until a successor is elected at the next regular municipal election to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. The person elected to serve for the unexpired term at the next regular municipal election shall take office on the first day of January following that person's election.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section:
(1) If the position of President of Council is vacant and is filled by the President pro tempore, the person filling that vacancy shall not retain the position of President of Council beyond the expiration of the term to which the person had been elected as a Council member.
(2) If the position of President of Council becomes vacant under the circumstances set forth in (1), the Council shall appoint, by a majority vote of its members, one member of Council to serve as President of Council for the remaining unexpired term of the President of Council.
(3) When a President pro tempore succeeds to the office of President of Council, a vacancy shall occur in the office of Council member to which the person was elected and that vacancy shall then be filled in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.08(A).
(4) When a President of Council, who had been serving as Mayor as contemplated by Section 5.01(E) or 5.01(F), returns to the position of President of Council, the person who had been serving as President of Council shall be returned to that person's position as a Council member for the balance of the term to which that person was elected, and the service of the Council member who was appointed or elected to fill that person's office on Council shall terminate.
(D) The Council shall fill a vacancy in the office of President pro tempore from among its members by a majority vote of its remaining members.
(Amended 11-6-01; 11-8-11; 11-2-21)