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A. The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members and of the grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and require the production of evidence. A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of his or her office shall be entitled to a public hearing on demand, providing such demand is made in writing within two (2) weeks of the filing of the charge, and notice of such hearing shall be published on the City’s website two weeks prior to the meeting. Decisions made by the Council under this section shall be subject to review by the courts.

B. The removal of the Mayor and Councilmember from office shall be by an affirmative vote of five (5) of seven (7) Councilmembers, with due process and clear and convincing evidence, for unlawful conduct involving moral turpitude, fraud, malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance or corruption.

C. It requires three (3) Councilmembers to submit charges of unlawful conduct against the Mayor or Councilmember, as defined in section B. The charges shall be filed with the City Clerk.