§ 5.05. Election of vice mayor; presiding officer of council; succession beyond vice mayor.

The vice mayor shall be elected for a term of four (4) years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. He or she shall possess the qualifications of the mayor and shall be compensated at the rate of forty-two hundred ($4,200) dollars per annum, payable semi-monthly. In the event the office of mayor becomes vacant, the vice mayor shall serve as mayor and be compensated as such until the vacancy is filled as provided in section 15.03 of this Charter. If the vice mayor becomes unable or unwilling to serve as mayor, the council shall nominate and elect a successor to serve as mayor until a mayor is subsequently qualified and elected. The successor:

A.

shall be elected by winning a majority of votes, where "majority" is defined as one vote more than half of all the members to which the council is entitled with the exception of any seat which is vacant. If no nominee receives a majority of the votes, the nominee who receives the lowest number of votes shall be eliminated (or, in the event of a tie for last place, all nominees obtaining that number of votes shall be eliminated) and another round of voting shall be held. This process will continue until a nominee receives a majority of votes. In the event of a tie where all candidates receive the same number of votes, a ten-minute recess shall be called and another vote shall be held with the same nominees eligible to receive votes;

B.

shall be legally qualified to hold office as mayor per Section 5.02 of this Charter; and

C.

shall not be eligible to file a nominating petition for the subsequent election for mayor or the subsequent election for vice mayor.

(Amended by Res. No. RS2018-1314 (Amdt. A), referendum election November 6, 2018, Amdt. 2)

Editor's note— See Metropolitan Charter § 18.05 for changes in salary and compensation through the general pay plan.