§ 7. Vacancies
(a) If a member of the City Council, during his or her term, removes from the ward that he or she represents, his or her office shall become vacant upon removal from the ward.
(b) In case of a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the remaining members of the City Council shall direct the Clerk to call an election of a Mayor by Australian ballot.
(c) In case of a vacancy in the office of a City Council member, the remaining members of the City Council shall direct the Clerk to call an election of a City Council member by Australian ballot by the legal voters of the ward in which such vacancy occurs, to fill such vacancy for an unexpired term. However, if a vacancy occurs in the Office of a City Council member during the last year of the Council member’s term and after the annual meeting of the City in that year, an appointment shall be made by the City Council for the balance of the term remaining.
(d) In case of a vacancy in the Office of the City Clerk or City Treasurer, the vacancy shall be handled in accordance with subsections 12(b) and 13(b) of this charter.
(e) School board vacancies shall be handled in accordance with 16 V.S.A. § 424. (Amended 2003, No. M-12 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. May 11, 2004; 2007, No. M-2, § 2; 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 20, 2010.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans
App § 1. General law application
App § 3. General corporate powers
App § 15. Conflict of interest
App § 16. Ordinances; authority to enact
App § 17. Ordinances; introduction; first and second readings; public hearings
App § 18. Ordinances; authority enumerated
App § 19. Ordinances; City Council to establish penalty
App § 20. Ordinances; enforcement
App § 21. Ordinances; court authorized to order abatement
App § 22. Ordinances; offenders may be liable in damages
App § 24. School District; transfer of fund to
App § 27. Taxes; sidewalk, water, and wastewater assessment arrearages
App § 28. Construction and maintenance of roads and walks
App § 29. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes