A vacancy shall exist if a city councilmember resigns, dies, moves his residence from
the city or forfeits his office by being absent from five regular meetings of the
mayor and city council within any consecutive 12-month period of time, with the exception
of those unattended meetings for which the councilmember is excused by the granting
of a leave of absence by a majority of the members of the city council and such leave
of absence is entered on the minutes. A vacancy shall also exist if a councilmember
is adjudged legally incompetent, or is convicted of malfeasance in office or of a
felony.
(b)
The city council may vote, grant a leave of absence to a councilmember for each meeting
not attended by the member. Notwithstanding the vote, the city clerk will record the
member absent and adjust salary payments accordingly. The council shall vote within
a period of time not exceeding 60 days from the date of absence, at a regular or called
meeting of the mayor and city council.
