SECTION 4. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. SECTION 4. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. Document type document Ordinances detected S, 116-84, ER Original source American Legal Publishing Content hash 2210943bb480ac1074cefdb7d1e297bae3ff9f0885a66501642b254f9144e50f Skip to main content Search Sitemap Login Select Language Resources Skip to code content (skip section selection) 2025-04 (current) Sheffield Lake Overview Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO CERTIFICATION ROSTER OF OFFICIALS ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE CHARTER ARTICLE I NAME AND BOUNDARIES ARTICLE II MUNICIPAL POWERS ARTICLE III THE MAYOR SECTION 1. TERM. SECTION 2. QUALIFICATIONS. SECTION 3. REMOVAL. SECTION 4. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. SECTION 5. DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE MAYOR. ARTICLE IV THE COUNCIL ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS ARTICLE VI CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ARTICLE VII BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARTICLE VIII FINANCE ARTICLE IX NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS ARTICLE X INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM, RECALL ARTICLE XI FRANCHISES ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER ARTICLE XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE OH Sheffield Lake Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH SECTION 4. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. SECTION 4. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.    SECTION 4. VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.    (a)    Absence. When the Mayor is absent or inaccessible or is unable, for any cause or reason to perform his duties, the President of Council shall become the Acting Mayor, but he shall not thereby cease to be President of Council.       (b)    Absence of President of Council. In the event the President of Council shall be absent or inaccessible or, for any reason, unable to perform his duties as Acting Mayor, then the President pro tem of the Council shall become the Acting Mayor with all the powers and duties of the Mayor, but he shall not thereby cease to be a member of Council.     (c)   Vacancy. In the event the office of Mayor shall become vacant for any cause or reason, the office of Mayor shall be filled according to the following order of succession: Council President unless he or she is unable or declines to serve as Mayor, then the Council members at large in descending order of longevity in service unless all Council members at large are unable or decline to serve as Mayor, then the ward Council members in descending order of longevity unless all ward Council members are unable or decline to serve as Mayor, then the Director of Finance unless he or she is unable or declines to serve as Mayor, then the Director of Law.    In the event that more than one Council member at large or more than one ward Council member have the same longevity in service, then the Council member at large or ward Council member, of those who have the same longevity in service, who received the largest number of votes in the most recent general election shall stand next in the order of succession.    Any person filling a vacancy in the office of Mayor shall serve for the unexpired term until a successor is duly elected and qualified. In the event any member of Council fills a vacancy in the office of Mayor, his or her prior office shall become vacant. In the event that a department head fills a vacancy in the office of Mayor he or she shall not thereby cease to retain his or her office as a department head and shall not thereby have his or her salary or benefits reduced while serving for the unexpired term of Mayor. (Amended 11-3-15) Disclaimer: This Code of Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality. American Legal Publishing provides these documents for informational purposes only. These documents should not be relied upon as the definitive authority for local legislation. Additionally, the formatting and pagination of the posted documents varies from the formatting and pagination of the official copy. The official printed copy of a Code of Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken. 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Hosted by: American Legal Publishing Back to Code Library Previous Doc Next Doc 0 items available Detected legislative history Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO ORDINANCE NO. 116-84 ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE ording to the following order of succession: Council President unless he or she is unable or declines to serve as Mayor, then the Council members at large in descending order of longe order of longevity unless all ward Council members are unable or decline to serve as Mayor, then the Director of Finance unless he or she is unable or declines to serve as Mayor, then order of succession Amended 11-3-15) Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken Ordinances or other documents posted on this site, please contact the Municipality directly or contact American Legal Publishing toll-free at 800-445-5588 Imported automatically by MunicipalWiki. 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