§ 3.06. Vacancies.

When a vacancy occurs on the city council other than the office of mayor, the remaining members of the council shall within fourteen (14) days after the occurrence of the vacancy, appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the next regular city election, at which time a councilmember shall be elected to the seat so vacated, except, as follows:

(a)

If the mayor pro tem has assumed the office of mayor preceding a regular city election at which the office of mayor is to appear upon the ballot and there was more than one (1) year to fill in the term of the council seat of the mayor pro tem when vacated under the terms and provisions of section 3.05 of this charter, then, upon qualification of a new mayor, the mayor pro tem shall reassume his previous council seat for the unexpired term thereof.

(b)

If the vacancy occurs within forty-eight (48) days preceding the next regular city election and the council seat so vacated is not then scheduled to appear on the ballot at such election, the remaining members of the council shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term thereof.

(c)

If the appointment is to a seat vacated by the mayor pro tem assuming the office of mayor, and the mayor pro tem is to reassume such council seat under the terms hereof, the appointment shall be until the mayor pro tem reassumes such seat.

(Res. No. 85-11, § 1, ref. date 8-10-1986; Res. No. 87-4, § 1, ref. date 4-4-1987)