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of any other Commissioner, from any past, present or future meeting(s), which motion, if carried, shall be conclusive. A Commissioner whose qualifications are in question, or, who is otherwise subject to forfeiture of his/her office, shall not vote on any such matters. The Commissioner in question shall be entitled to a public hearing(s) on request regarding an alleged forfeiture of office. If a public hearing is requested, notice thereof shall be published in accordance with the provisions of F.S. Ch. 50, at least one week in advance of the hearing. Any final determination by the Commission that a Commissioner has forfeited his/her office shall be made by resolution. All votes and other acts of the Commissioner in question prior to the effective date of such resolution shall be valid regardless of the grounds of forfeiture. C. Filling of vacancies of Mayor and Commissioners. (1) If the Mayor's position becomes vacant, and no more than six months remain in the unexpired term of the Mayor, the Vice -Mayor shall complete the term of Mayor. If more than six months remain in the unexpired term of the Mayor, the vacancy shall be filled by a special election to be held not sooner than 45 days or more than 90 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, unless there is a City, County or State or national election scheduled to take place not sooner than 45 or more than 90 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, in which case the vacancy shall be filled by the scheduled election. The Vice -Mayor shall serve the term of the Mayor until the special election or scheduled election. A new Vice -Mayor shall serve until the election or scheduled election, unless reappointed. (2) if the vacancy occurs on the Commission, and no more than six months remain in the unexpired term, the vacancy shall be filled by a nominee of the Mayor, within 30 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, subject to confirmation of the Commission. If more than six months remain in the unexpired term of a Commissioner, the vacancy shall be filled by a special election to be held not sooner than 45 days or more than 90 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, unless there is a City, county, state or national election scheduled to take place not sooner than 45 days or more than 90 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, in which case the vacancy shall be filled by the scheduled election. The vacancy occurring on the Commission shall be filled by a nominee of the Mayor within 30 days following the occurrence of the vacancy, subject to the confirmation of the Commission. The nominee shall fill the vacancy until the special election or scheduled election. (3) A vacancy in any Residential Area seat shall be filled by a qualified person residing in the respective Residential Area. (4) Persons filling vacancies shall meet the qualifications specified in § C-2.154 of the Charter, and § 26-6 of this Chapter. (5) If no candidate for a vacancy meets the qualifications under Article 2 of the Charter for that vacancy, the Commission shall appoint a person qualified under Article 2 of the Charter to fill the vacancy, who shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election for the balance of the original term, but only after a public hearing and, in addition to regular notice requirements, if such vacancy applies to a specific Residential Area, after ten days' mailed notice is given to all electors of that particular Residential Area. (6) Notwithstanding any quorum requirements established herein, if at any time the full membership of the Commission is reduced to less than a quorum, the remaining members may, by unanimous vote, appoint additional members to the extent otherwise permitted or required under Subsection C of § C-2.5 of the Charter. @BCL@E01547CD Page 9 of 11 82