Needles Municipal Code Art. IV The Elective Officers

The elective officers of the city shall consist of a mayor and city council composed of six members. (A.C.R. No. 231, 4-29-74)

The mayor and the members of the council shall be elected at large at the times and in the manner provided in this Charter, and shall serve for terms prescribed in this Charter and until their respective successors qualify. (A.C.R. No. 231, 4-29-74)

An elective office becomes vacant and their term of office considered completed on the happening of any of the following events before the expiration of the incumbent's term:

1. The death of the incumbent.
2. An adjudication pursuant to a quo warranto proceeding declaring that the incumbent is physically or mentally incapacitated due to disease, illness, or accident and that there is reasonable cause to believe that the incumbent will not be able to perform the duties of his or her office for the remainder of his or her term.
3. His or her resignation.
4. His or her removal from office.
5. His or her absence from three consecutive regular city council meetings without permission of council, except that any period of leave granted by the council shall not be considered an absence for the purpose of this section.
6. His or her conviction of a felony or of any offense involving a violation of his or her official duties. An elective officer shall be deemed to have been convicted under this subdivision when trial court judgment is entered. For the purposes of this subdivision, "trial court judgment" means a judgment by the trial court either sentencing the officer or otherwise upholding and implementing the plea, verdict, or finding.
7. The decision of a competent tribunal declaring void his or her election or appointment.
8. His or her commitment to a hospital or sanitarium by a court of competent jurisdiction as a drug addict, dipsomaniac, inebriate, or stimulant addict; but in that event the office shall not be deemed vacant until the order of commitment has become final.
9. His or her ceasing to be a resident of the City of Needles or ceasing to be an elector of the City of Needles.

(Res. No. 1-4-82-4, 1982; A.C.R. No. 231, 4-29-74; Res. No. 12-12-06-3)