Part 5 — Councils, Councillors and Council Committees Division 1 Councils and Council Committees
163 Chief elected official (elected) vacancy
of the whole municipality and the office becomes vacant, the
vacancy must be filled
(a) if on the date th e vacancy occurs there are 12 months or
more before a general election, by a by-election, or
(b) if on the date the vacancy occurs there are less than 12
months before a general election, either by a by-election or
by council appointing at the next council meeting one or
more councillors as chief elected official so that
(i) only one councillor holds th at office at any one time, and
(ii) the office is filled all the time.
1994 cM-26.1 s163