What happens if an elected mayor or councilmember is called to active duty?
Obviously, if an elected official is a member of a legislative body, he or she will be required to miss a number of meetings while on active duty. The legislative body has authority to grant excused absences for such individuals. Accordingly, it is not automatically required that such individuals forfeit their offices as might otherwise occur if there are unexcused absences. If the person called to active duty is a mayor, the council has statutory authority to appoint a mayor pro tem during the period of the mayor’s absence. In noncharter code cities, there is authority to appoint a councilmember pro tem to serve during the absence of a councilmember.
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