§ 2.06. Vacancies; Forfeiture; and Filling of Vacancies

(A)

Vacancies. A council member's office, including that of mayor, shall become vacant upon such person's death, mental or physical disability, resignation, removal from office in any manner authorized by law, or forfeiture of office. Determination of mental or physical disability shall be made by the remaining members of the council upon the certificate of two (2) physicians qualified to practice medicine in the State of Texas.

(B)

Forfeiture. A member of the council, including the mayor, shall forfeit office upon:

(1)

Final conviction of a felony or offense involving moral turpitude.

(2)

Ceasing to be a resident of the city. Council members ceasing to reside in the precincts from which they were elected.

(3)

Failure to regularly attend council meetings without good cause. Good cause shall be illness, temporary disability, absence from the country, physical emergency, or urgent business matters. There shall be presumption of regular failure to attend when more than three (3) consecutive regular meetings are missed.

(4)

Automatic forfeit of office if running for elective office.

(C)

Filling Vacancies.

(1)

A single vacancy upon the council, including the mayor, shall be filled for the unexpired term within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of the vacancy, by a majority vote of the remaining members of the council, or the council may call a special election; if the council does not fill any such vacancy within thirty (30) days, the council, at the next regular meeting after such thirty (30) days, shall call a special election to fill the vacancy.

(2)

When more than one (1) vacancy shall exist at any one (1) time, a special election shall be called by the council within [thirty] (30) days following the occurrence of the last vacancy to fill the unexpired terms of the vacancies.