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§ 9-305. Reconstitution of Government in Event of Disaster.
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In case of public disaster resulting in the death or disability of the Mayor or the majority of the Council, the remaining members of the Council shall successively appoint a sufficient number of additional members to fill the vacancies therein which have been created. Such appointees shall to the extent practicable possess the qualifications required for original membership on the Council. The Council so constituted shall proceed to elect one of its members as Mayor if that office is vacant. The Council shall then fill the vacancy created by such election.