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Mayor Vacancy - Special Election

 

 

 

 

ROCKY RIVER CHARTER - ARTICLE 2 - THE MAYOR

TO AMEND: SECTION 4. VACANCY AND ABSENCE IN OFFICE OF MAYOR.

SUBSECTION (b) Vacancy.

 

In the event the office of Mayor becomes vacant for any cause or reason, the President of Council shall become Acting Mayor until:

(1) (A) A 'CITYWIDE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION' SHALL TAKE PLACE WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS OF SUCH VACANCY.  (B) 'Candidates for said election' shall come from 'any and all electors' qualified to run for mayor and 'any and all said electors' shall carry out requirements to become 'a candidate' for mayor - as set forth by this charter.  (C) Council shall pick any further ‘said candidate(s)’ if needed. (D) Council shall adopt and codify any further laws that will direct the process necessary to carryout 'said special election'.

(2) (A) WHEN A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR WINS A ROCKY RIVER MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND IS NOT ABLE TO BEGIN HIS OR HER TERM ON THE FOLLOWING JANUARY 1st OF THE NEXT YEAR FOLLOWING ‘SAID ELECTION’.  (B) There shall be a ‘citywide special municipal election’ for voters to decide his or her replacement within sixty (60) days of 'candidate elect’s' ‘official stated’ inability to start ‘said term’.  (C) There shall only be two (2) candidates for ‘said special election’.  (D) ‘Said Candidates’ shall come from candidate(s) who ran against the candidate who could not begin ‘said term’ – and the ‘said candidate’ with the next highest vote count shall come first - then the ‘said candidate’ with the next highest vote count - shall come second.  (E) Council shall pick any further ‘said candidate(s)’ if needed.  (F) Council shall adopt and codify any further laws that will direct the process necessary to carryout ‘said special election’.