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Staff member outlines council procedures for filling vacancies
Summary
A staff member summarized how the council fills vacancies under Charter section 28 and council rules: if less than half of a term remains the council elects a replacement, if more than half remains the seat is filled at the next regular elections, and the mayor may appoint after 30 days if council does not act.
A staff member outlined how the council fills vacancies under the charter and council rules, citing Charter section 28 and Section 7 of the council rules.
The staff member said the rules treat vacancies differently depending on how much of the term remains: "If the vacancy occurs and less than one half of the term is remaining, council will elect a qualified individual to serve out the…
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