The Council may remove any member thereof for gross misconduct, malfeasance in office, conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude, judicial declaration of incompetency, violation of this Charter or persistent failure to abide by the rules of the Council; provided that such removal shall not take place without the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the remaining members elected to Council, nor until the accused member shall have been notified in writing of the charge and given an opportunity to be heard. The accused member shall not vote on the question of removal.
(Amended November 2, 2010)