(1) Any member of the city council may be expelled or removed from office, for good cause shown, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to the city council, but he may not be removed a second time for the same offense.
(2) (a) In case any office of an appointive officer becomes vacant before the regular expiration of the term thereof, the vacancy shall be filled by the city council by appointment.
(b) In case any office of an elective officer becomes vacant before the regular expiration of the term thereof, the vacancy may be filled by the city council by appointment or by election until the term of office of a successor elected at the next regular election has commenced as provided in section 31-4-105. If the city council does not fill the vacancy by appointment or order an election within sixty days after the vacancy occurs, it shall order an election, subject to the municipal election code, as soon as practicable to fill the vacancy until the term of office of a successor elected at the next regular election has commenced as provided in section 31-4-105.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1026, § 1, effective July 1. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 1254, § 4, effective July 1. L. 88: (2)(b) amended, p. 1125, § 4, effective April 4.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-5-108 as it existed prior to 1975.