Vacancies in the office of Councilman or President shall within sixty days after vacancy occurs be filled by appointment, by a majority vote of the members of the Council then in office, of a person possessing the qualifications for the office. Said appointee shall serve until the next regular Village election at which election the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with Section 3.5 of the Charter as amended. If three or more vacancies exist simultaneously in such positions, the Clerk shall within ten days thereafter call a special election to fill such vacancies for the unexpired term of the officers whose offices have become vacant, which election shall be held at the next regular election date as defined by state election law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no vacancy in an elective office shall be filled in any manner if the term of office of the person whose office has become vacant expires within ninety days after the vacancy occurs.
(Char. eff. June 7, 1954; amend. eff. April 1, 1963; further amend. eff. November 14, 2018)