§ 5.2. Vacancies in Elective Office; Removal From Office:

Any elective city office shall be declared vacant by the Council upon the occurrence of any of the following events before the expiration of the term of such office:

(a)

For any reason specified by statute or by this charter as creating a vacancy in office;

(b)

If no person is elected to, or qualifies for, the office at the election at which such office is to be filled;

(c)

If the officer shall be found guilty by a competent court of the State of Michigan of any act constituting misconduct in office under the provisions of this charter;

(d)

If the officer shall absent himself continuously from the city for more than thirty consecutive days in any one year without the permission of the Council;

(e)

In the case of any members of the Council, if such officer shall miss four consecutive regular meetings of the Council or twenty-five percent of such meetings in any fiscal year of the city, unless such absences shall be excused by the Council and the reason therefor entered in the proceedings of the Council at the time of each absence;

(f)

If the officer is removed from office by the Council in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4;

(g)

If the officer cease to be a registered elector in, or a bona fide resident of, the city.

State law reference

Events creating vacancy, MCL 201.3, MSA 6.693.