§ 2.06. Vacancy on city commission.

A vacancy shall occur on the city commission upon death, resignation, removal or recall of a member, or in the event a member shall fail to maintain the qualifications of office including residency and status as a qualified elector of the city. A successor appointed or elected to the office vacated shall be a qualified elector of the city, and in the case of the office of city commissioner, shall be a resident of the district in which the vacancy occurs. If a vacancy occurs on the city commission for any reason, except as the result of a recall whereby a successor is appointed or elected, or resignation required to run for office by the Florida Statutes, the remaining members of the city commission shall, within thirty (30) days of the creation of the vacancy and by a majority of a quorum, appoint a successor to fill the office vacated.

In the event of an appointment to the office of mayor, said appointment shall not exceed ninety (90) days during which either the next general municipal election or a special city election, if necessary, shall be held to elect a mayor for the unexpired term. The appointment period may exceed ninety (90) days by the number of days needed to avoid a special election between November and March.

In the event of an appointment to the office of city commissioner, such appointment shall be effective until the next general municipal election. At the next general municipal election, a successor shall be elected for the balance of the term vacated or a full term, as appropriate.

A vacancy on the city commission created by a resignation required by § 99.012, F.S. to run for another office, which resignation has an effective date between December 1 and March 31, shall be filled by election of a qualified candidate at a municipal election in March that occurs prior to the effective date of the resignation.

(Ord. No. 2344-89, § 1, 12-18-1989; Ord. No. 2455-91, § 1, 7-8-1991; Res. No. 75-93, § 5, 3-25-1993; Ord. No. 4392-11, 11-28-2011)