§ 1-199. Removal of Mayor for misconduct or neglect of duty.
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At any meeting of the Council any member may give written notice, seconded in writing by a majority of all the members, of his intention to propose at the next meeting a resolution removing the Mayor from office for official misconduct or neglect of duty. Such notice shall specify particularly the acts of misconduct or the neglect of duty complained of and shall be entered in the records of the Council, and the Clerk shall serve a copy thereof upon the Mayor and mail a copy to each member of the Council. At the next meeting of the Council the Mayor shall have the right to be heard with his witnesses, and said meeting may be adjourned from time to time as said Council may direct. The vote on the resolution shall be by roll call. If the resolution fails to receive the votes of 2/3 of the members of the Council, if shall have no effect. If it receives the affirmative votes of 2/3 of the members of the Council, it shall become operative upon the service of a copy thereof upon the Mayor personally or by leaving the same at his residence, and the office of Mayor shall be vacant. The Council shall fill such vacancy as provided in § 1-174. Said Council meetings shall be public, and the journal of its proceedings shall be open to public inspection. The vote of the Council shall be taken by yeas and nays whenever the same is requested by any members. The Council may elect, appoint or discharge any officer, except the Mayor, in executive session, but no business other than that relating to appointments or removals from office shall be considered in executive session.
