§ 13.04.07. Vacancies.

A.

Whenever vacancies occur for any reason, at the next regularly scheduled meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the mayor and city council shall implement the procedures set forth in section 13.04.03. The mayor shall appoint candidates to fill vacancies within sixty (60) days from when the vacancy occurs. If the mayor fails to announce a nominee to fill a vacancy within sixty (60) days, the council shall appoint candidates for the vacant position and complete the appointment and confirmation process at its next regularly scheduled meeting. Upon the mayor's selection and subsequent appointment, the mayor shall present each candidate to the council at the next regularly scheduled council meeting for a public vote. A simple majority vote shall be required to confirm all nominees.

b.

no less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the end of a planning commissioner's designated term, if that planning commissioner is eligible for a second term, the mayor shall announce his decision to either reappoint the current commissioner or he shall declare an upcoming vacancy. If a vacancy is declared by the mayor, resumes may then be submitted during the following thirty (30) days.

C.

For those planning commissioners who are term-limited or otherwise ineligible for reappointment, resumes to fill the upcoming vacant position may be submitted for a thirty (30) day period beginning 1 September of the year their term will expire.

( Ord. No. 2007-14, §§ 8—10 )