Whenever the office of a Councilman shall become vacant, the vacancy shall be filled by a majority vote of all the remaining members of the Council; and if the vacancy shall not be so filled within forty days, the Mayor shall fill it by appointment. Each Councilman so elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the balance of the unexpired term or until the beginning of the term of a successor elected for the unexpired term as hereinafter provided. A successor shall be elected for the unexpired terms at the next Municipal election if (a) such election shall occur more than two years prior to the expiration of the unexpired term; and (b) the vacancy shall have occurred more than one hundred twenty days prior to such election.
Effective January 1, 2014, Council member’s monthly salaries must at least equal the monthly earnable salary amount established by the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System for elected officials to receive full-time service credit for pension purposes.
(Enacted November 5, 2013)
Absence of a Councilmember from three (3) consecutive Regular Council meetings, or a total of six (6) Regular Council meetings in a Councilmember’s term, without such absence being authorized or approved by an affirmative vote of Council, shall operate to vacate such office forthwith and without further proceedings.
(Enacted November 8, 2022)