Section 9-235 - Vacancies in councilA. The council shall fill a vacancy that may occur by appointment until the next regularly scheduled council election if the vacancy occurs more than thirty days before the nomination petition deadline, otherwise the appointment is for the unexpired term.If the city or town by ordinance provides that at the primary election any candidate for the office of mayor or city council who receives a majority of all votes cast at that election for that office is declared elected to the office and a candidate to fill the vacancy in that office receives a majority of all votes cast for that office at the primary election, section 9-821.01, subsection D applies. This subsection does not apply to a charter city.B. The member appointed shall meet the qualifications established in section 9-232.Amended by L. 2024, ch. 114,s. 1, eff. 9/14/2024.