Section 5.2.

Any City office shall be declared vacant by the Council upon the occurrence of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of such office:

   (a)   For any reason specified by law as creating a vacancy in office;

   (b)   If the officer ceases to be a registered elector of the City;

   (c)   If no person is elected to, or qualifies for, the office at the election at which such office is to be filled;

   (d)   If the officer shall be found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of any act constituting a violation of the provisions of this Charter;

   (e)   If the officer shall absent himself continuously from the City for more than sixty consecutive days in any one calendar year without the permission of the Council;

   (f)   In the case of members of the Council, if such officer shall miss four consecutive regular meetings of the Council, unless such absences shall be excused by the Council and the reason therefor entered in the proceedings of the Council at the time of each absence, or upon missing twenty-five per cent of such meetings, whether or not excused;

   (g)   In the case of appointive boards and commissions, if such officer shall miss two consecutive regular meetings of such board or commission, or twenty-five per cent of such meetings in any fiscal year of the City, unless such absences shall be excused by such board or commission and the reason therefor entered in the proceedings of such board or commission at the time of each absence;

   (h)   If the officer is removed from office by the Council in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3.

REMOVALS FROM OFFICE:

Section 5.3.

Removals by the Council of elective officers or of members of boards or commissions shall be made for either of the following reasons:

   (a)   For any reason specified by law for removal of city officers by the Governor;

   (b)   Members of boards or commissions may be removed at the discretion of the Council. Such removal of such member of a board or commission shall only be made after ten days notice to the member affected, and action taken by the Council shall be at a regularly scheduled meeting. The member affected may be present and may be heard at said meeting.

RESIGNATIONS:

Section 5.4.

Resignations of elective officers and of members of boards and commissions shall be made in writing and filed with the Clerk and shall be acted upon by the Council at its next regular meeting following receipt thereof by the Clerk.

   Resignations of appointive officers shall be made in writing to the appointing officer or body and shall be acted upon immediately.

FILLING VACANCIES IN APPOINTIVE OFFICES:

Section 5.5.

Vacancies in appointive offices shall be filled in the manner provided for making the original appointment. In the case of members of boards and commissions appointed for a definite term, such appointments shall be for the unexpired term.

FILLING VACANCIES IN ELECTIVE OFFICES: