§ 3-8. Vacancies on city commission.

A vacancy shall exist on the city commission whenever a duly elected member of the city commission fails to qualify within ten days after notice of his election, dies, resigns, disposes of all his taxable real property within the city, is recalled, removes himself from the city, absents himself or herself from four consecutive regularly scheduled meetings of the city commission unless formally excused therefrom, is convicted of a felony while in office or is judicially declared incompetent. In case of vacancy the remaining members of the city commission shall, by majority vote and within 30 days after such vacancy occurs, choose some properly qualified person to fill such vacancy until his successor elected at the next ensuing general municipal election has duly qualified.

(Ord. No. 411, § 4, 10-13-03, approved at referendum 12-2-03)

State law reference

Provisions relative to vacancies required, F.S. § 166.031(6).