§ 14-6-6. Vacancies in office.

(a)

Any vacancy in office, as defined below, in a district council shall be filled by the mayor with the advice of the citizens' district council, as outlined in section 14-6-5, for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b)

Persons appointed to fill vacancies in appointive positions must be residents of the district area or must have a substantial and demonstrable interest in the area. Persons appointed to fill vacancies in elected positions must be registered voters within the district area and must reside within the district area.

(c)

A vacancy shall be deemed to exist when:

(1)

The citizens' district council member resigns, in writing, and transmits his or her resignation to either the mayor or the citizens' district council chairperson.

(2)

The citizens' district council member dies.

(3)

The qualification for selection of the citizens' district council member, i.e., residency and/or demonstrable and substantial interest, changes so that the person is no longer qualified as either a resident or a person with a demonstrable and substantial interest.

(4)

The citizens' district council member is absent from three (3) consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the citizens' district council without notifying the chairperson in advance of his/her absence.

(5)

A position which was available at the yearly election was not filled because there were no eligible candidates for that position.

(6)

The district council member is judged to be legally mentally incompetent.

(7)

The district council member has a permanently physical impairment or disability of such a nature that he or she cannot properly carry out the duties of the office.

(d)

District council members relocated out of the area as a result of the city carrying out the development plan for the project during their term of office may remain in office until the next scheduled election of that district council.

(Ord. No. 429-H, § 1(2-9-9), 3-12-81; Ord. No. 548-H, § 1, 3-23-83)