§ 9. Vacancies in office of mayor or council member.

(a)

Vacancy created by any cause. In the event of a vacancy existing in the office of mayor or any council member from any cause, the vacancy shall be filled at a special election called for such purpose within one hundred and twenty (120) days after said vacancy or vacancies exit. In the event any candidate for a vacancy fails to receive a majority of all votes cast for all the candidates for each such vacancy at such special election, the mayor shall order a runoff election to be held pursuant to the Texas Election Code prescribing special elections to fill vacancies in municipal office. Should a vacancy occur in the office of mayor, the mayor pro tem shall serve until the vacancy is filled by election.

(b)

A member of the city council who is finally convicted of a felony shall immediately resign and forfeit the council member's office.

(c)

The procedure for conducting a runoff election or special election, if necessary, to fill a vacant office shall be that set forth in subsection (b) of Section 5 above for regular municipal election runoffs and special elections.

(Ord. No. 889; Ord. No. 4754, § 3, 8-15-85; Ord. No. 7196, Amd. 2, 1-22-98; Ord. No. 2013-9464, Amds. 6, 9, 5-22-13)