17Filling vacancy of elected Council member for less than

17 Filling vacancy of elected Council member for less than 6 months (1) If an elected Council member vacates the member's office and there is less than 6 months of the term remaining, the Council must appoint a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term. (2) The person appointed: (a) must be: (i) from the full-time staff if the vacating elected Council member was from the full-time staff; or (ii) a student if the vacating elected member was a student; and (b) is taken to be an elected Council member.