§ 4.01. Election and term of office; vacancy in office.

The mayor shall be elected for a period of two (2) years. The election of mayor shall be held on the first Saturday in May in each even-numbered year beginning in 1992. The mayor in office when this amendment is adopted and whose term does not expire until 1994 shall continue to serve the term for which he was elected. If for any reason there occurs a vacancy in the office of mayor and one year or more remains on the unexpired term at the time such vacancy occurs, then the city council shall within thirty (30) days call a special election to fill the unexpired term. If less than one year remains on the unexpired term at the time of such vacancy occurs, then the city council shall within thirty (30) days call a special election or appoint a qualified person to fill the unexpired term. When a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, the mayor pro tem shall perform all the duties of the office of mayor until a new mayor has been selected as herein provided.

In the event of a conflict, all elections for Mayor shall be on a date when such elections are authorized by the Texas Election Code.

(Ord. No. 77-14, § 3, 4-14-1977; Ord. No. 87-14, § 3, 4-6-1987; Ord. No. 89-14, § 3(V), 5-8-1989; Ord. No. 93-13, § 3(I), 5-4-1993; Ord. No. 2007-10, § 3(Amend. 1), 5-21-2007)