Chapter 1.25
Council/Elected Official Vacancy

Sections:

1.25.010    Appointment by Council procedure.

1.25.010 Appointment by Council procedure.

In filling a vacancy, the Council shall make such inquiries and hold interviews as it considers necessary to make the appointment. The appointment must be made at a regular or special Council meeting.

The Council will use the following procedures in the appointment process:

A. Public notice in a newspaper of general circulation and/or by standard electronic means and posting of a notice at City Hall, the Library and the Post Office for two consecutive weeks;

B. Deadline for interested parties to submit applications shall be no later than 30 days after the initial public notice;

C. Appointment from those applicants nominated and seconded for consideration by members of the Council. The Recorder will announce the results of each ballot and will record each Councilor’s vote. An applicant who receives a majority of the votes by the current Council members will be appointed to the vacant position. If no applicant receives a majority vote on the first ballot, the Council will continue to vote on the two applicants who receive the most votes until an applicant receives a majority of the Councilors voting;

D. All applicants shall qualify for public office as required by the City Charter and may be subject to the same requirements of Linn County and the State of Oregon;

E. Vacancies shall be filled within 60 days of reasonable notice to the Brownsville City Council. [Ord. 752 § 1, 2015.]