sec.164Filling a vacancy in the office of mayor

### sec.164 Filling a vacancy in the office of mayor This section applies if the council is to fill a vacant office of a mayor. The vacant office must be filled by— if the mayor’s office becomes vacant 12 months or less before quadrennial elections are required to be held—the council appointing, by resolution, another councillor to the office; or otherwise—a by-election. s 164 amd 2011 No. 27 s 248 (sec.164-ssec.1) This section applies if the council is to fill a vacant office of a mayor. (sec.164-ssec.2) The vacant office must be filled by— if the mayor’s office becomes vacant 12 months or less before quadrennial elections are required to be held—the council appointing, by resolution, another councillor to the office; or otherwise—a by-election. - (a) if the mayor’s office becomes vacant 12 months or less before quadrennial elections are required to be held—the council appointing, by resolution, another councillor to the office; or - (b) otherwise—a by-election.