(A) The office of a School Board member is vacated under the following conditions and upon declaration of vacancy by the School Board. The School Board shall declare a vacancy when the person elected:
(1) Fails to qualify or take office within thirty (30) days after election or appointment to office;
(2) Departs from the city with the intention of remaining absent more than ninety (90) days;
(3) Resigns and the resignation is accepted;
(4) Is removed from office by a court of competent jurisdiction;
(5) Fails to attend meetings of the Board for a period of ninety (90) days; or
(6) Has attended less than five (5) meetings of the Board during any continuous period of five (5) months.
(B) Vacancies on the School Board shall be filled according to the following procedures:
(1) The remaining members shall, with thirty (30) days of vacancy, appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. If a vacancy occurs less than sixty (60) days before a regular election, the School Board shall appoint a qualified person to serve until the following year’s regular election.
(2) Notwithstanding division (A), if the membership is reduced to fewer than the number required to constitute a quorum, the remaining members shall within seven (7) days appoint a number of qualified persons to constitute a quorum.
(3) A person appointed under this section serves until the next regular election which can be conducted in accordance with requirements for declaration of candidacy, notice of election, and the printing of the ballots, when a successor shall be elected to serve the balance of the term.
(Am. Ord. 2004-04, passed 3-9-04)