Chapter 2.05
COUNCIL
Sections:
2.05.040 Vacancies in council.
2.05.070 Financial disclosure statements.
2.05.090 Office vacancy defined.
2.05.100 Notification of absence.
2.05.010 Elected officers.
The elected officers of the town shall be six councilmembers and one mayor. The mayor and councilmembers shall constitute the council and shall continue in office until assumption of duties of office by their duly elected successors. The regular terms of office for the mayor and councilmembers shall be four years. (Ord. 16-12 § 1, 2016; Ord. 01-007 § 1, 2001; prior code § 2-1-1)
2.05.020 Corporate powers.
The corporate powers of the town shall be vested in the council and shall be exercised only as directed or authorized by law. All powers of the council shall be exercised by ordinance, resolution, order or motion. (Prior code § 2-1-2)
2.05.030 Duties of office.
Councilmen shall assume the duties of office at the next regularly scheduled council meeting next following the certification of the general election at which, or effective as of the date of which, the councilmen were elected. (Prior code § 2-1-3)
2.05.040 Vacancies in council.
The council shall fill a vacancy that may occur in the council:
A. By appointment until the next regularly scheduled council election if the vacancy occurs more than 30 days before the nomination petition deadline;
B. Otherwise by appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. (Ord. 11-05 § 1, 2011; prior code § 2-1-4)
2.05.050 Oath of office.
Immediately prior to assumption of the duties of office, each councilman shall, in public, take and subscribe to the oath of office. (Prior code § 2-1-5)
2.05.060 Bond.
Prior to taking office, every councilmember shall execute and file an official bond, enforceable against the principal and his sureties, conditioned on the due and faithful performance of his official duties, payable to the state and to and for the use and benefit of the town or any person who may be injured or aggrieved by the wrongful act or default of such officer in his official capacity. A person so injured or aggrieved may bring suit on such bond under provisions identical to those contained in ARS Section 38-260. Bonds shall be in such sum as shall be provided by resolution, and the premium for such bonds shall be paid by the town. Nothing in this section shall preclude the town from obtaining a blanket bond pursuant to the provisions of ARS Section 9-302. (Prior code § 2-1-6)
2.05.070 Financial disclosure statements.
Each member of the council shall file by January 31st of each year, on a form prescribed by the clerk, a financial disclosure statement, setting forth such information as required by resolution. (Prior code § 2-1-7)
2.05.080 Expense accounts.
The council is hereby authorized to appropriate a $300.00 per month expense allowance to be paid to the mayor of the town each month to help defer any expenses he may incur in the completion of official duties. The council is hereby further authorized to appropriate a $150.00 per month expense allowance to be paid to each of the other councilmembers each month to help defer expenses they may incur in completion of official duties. This allowance shall be in addition to any actual receipted expenditure reimbursements authorized by the council. (Ord. 06-09, 2006; prior code § 2-1-8)
2.05.090 Office vacancy defined.
An office shall be deemed vacant from and after the occurrence of any of the following events before the expiration of a term of office:
A. Death of the person holding the office.
B. Insanity of the person holding the office, when judicially determined.
C. Resignation of the person holding the office and the lawful acceptance of the resignation.
D. Removal from office of the person holding the office.
E. If the office is elective, the person holding the office ceasing to be a resident of the town or precinct for which he was elected.
F. Absence from the town by the person holding the office, without permission of the mayor or council, beyond the period of three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings.
G. The person holding the office ceasing to discharge the duties of office for the period of three consecutive regularly scheduled meetings.
H. Three consecutive unannounced, unexplained, or inexcusable absences from regular or special council meetings. (Ord. 08-12, 2008; Ord. 01-004 § 1, 2001; prior code § 2-1-10)
2.05.100 Notification of absence.
If an elected official knows in advance that they will be unable to be present at a regular or special council meeting, it is their responsibility to notify the town clerk or mayor at least 24 hours in advance. The exception will be for a valid emergency situation. (Ord. 01-004 § 1, 2001; prior code § 2-1-11)
2.05.110 Removal from office.
Elected officials whose office is deemed vacant for any reason in Section 2.05.090 shall be subject to removal from office by a majority vote of the council. (Ord. 01-004 § 1, 2001; prior code § 2-1-12)