(a) If a vacancy occurs among the members of Council, it shall be filled by a majority of the remaining members, within thirty days after occurrence of the vacancy, by electing a qualified person to serve until the first Monday in January following the next regular municipal election occurring at least thirty days after occurrence of the vacancy. At such municipal election a qualified person shall be elected to serve for the remainder of the term of the person originally elected or, if such term would otherwise expire on the first Monday of January following, for a new term of four years. If any vacancy occurs within 30 days of a regular municipal election at which the seat which has become vacant was to be filled for a new term of four years, the vacancy shall be filled only until the first Monday of January following such election.
(b) If three or four vacancies occur among the members of Council in a way that only two or one member(s) remain(s) seated, the remaining member(s) shall fill such vacancies one at a time, giving each new appointee such reasonable notice of his selection as will enable him to meet and act with the remaining member(s) in making further selections until three members of Council have been qualified. Such three members shall then fill the remaining two vacancies at a meeting attended by them, the persons selected to fill the vacancies receiving at least two votes of the members present. Any persons selected as members of Council in accordance with this subsection shall hold office for the terms provided in subsection (a) hereof.
(c) In the event of a tie among the members of Council in filling a vacancy, the Mayor may, if he so desires, cast the deciding vote.
(d) If, by reason of a tie vote or otherwise, any vacancy is not filled within thirty days after it occurs, the Court of Common Pleas of York County, upon the petition of ten or more qualified electors of the City, shall fill such vacancy by appointment of a qualified person for the portion or all of the unexpired term, as provided in subsection (a) hereof.
(e) If vacancies occur among the members of Council in a way that all five seats become vacant, the Court of Common Pleas of York County shall, within thirty days, appoint five qualified persons as City Councilmen who shall serve for terms as set forth in subsection (a) hereof.
(Ord. 2-1962 §207. )