[Ord. #75-07, § 1; Ord. #84-04; 1958 Code § 2.22-8; Ord. #97-02; Ord. #98-07, § 1]
a. 
Council members who have the power to make appointments to boards, commissions, committees or other advisory bodies shall make such appointments within forty-five (45) days after the beginning of that council member's term of office. If a council member fails to appoint during such time, the appointments may be made by the City Council as a whole.
b. 
Upon the expiration of an appointee's term, the appointee shall continue to serve until replaced or reappointed. If there are multiple appointees to a board, commission, committee or other advisory body whose term has expired, they shall be replaced in the order which they were originally appointed.
[Added 10-16-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05]
In accordance with the Albany City Charter Section 5.02, the following outlines the procedures for filling vacant seats on the City Council by appointment. Upon notification that a member of the Albany City Council has vacated office, the following procedures shall be followed:
a. 
If a vacancy on the City Council occurs within 45 days before the certification of the election to 182 days after certification of an election, it shall be filled by the City Council by appointment of the candidate not elected for a contested City Council seat who received the highest number of votes, provided said candidate received at least three-fourths (3/4) of the election threshold as defined in Municipal Code Section 7-1.4.
1. 
If no candidate received three-fourths of the election threshold or a second vacancy occurs within the time period, the Council shall follow the procedures specified in paragraph c below.
b. 
If there are two vacancies simultaneously within 45 days before the certification of the election to 182 days after certification of an election, if one seat has a longer period to the end of its regular term, it shall be filled using the procedure specified in paragraph a above, while the other will be filled using the procedure specified in paragraph c below. If there is no difference in the time to the end of the regular term of each seat otherwise, one shall be filled using the procedure specified in paragraph a above, while the other will be filled using the procedure specified in paragraph c below.
c. 
If a vacancy occurs outside the time period specified in paragraph a, no runner up in that period receives the threshold of voter support required for appointment in that period, a candidate who is eligible declines to accept the appointment, or a second vacancy occurs in that period, the Council shall follow the procedure specified in this paragraph.
1. 
Pre-Application: Within two weeks of the vacancy of a City Council seat, the City Council shall have a meeting to discuss and develop an application.
2. 
Application: an application will be distributed that shall generally request information from the candidate regarding qualifications for and interest in serving on the City Council.
3. 
Application Period: the application period shall be for a duration of two weeks.
4. 
Application Publishing: upon receipt of completed applications, the City Clerk shall post the name of applicant on the City's website, with the option to also include the candidate's email if authorized by the candidate. After the close of the application period, all applications received shall be posted to the same webpage.
5. 
Applicant ability to withdraw: applicants shall have the ability to withdraw themselves for consideration of appointment to the vacant seat on the City Council. This withdrawal must be submitted in writing to the City Clerk.
6. 
Selection process: the City Council shall hold a public meeting to review all applications received and conduct the following steps towards selection of an appointee:
(a) 
All applicants shall address the City Council with an opening statement that indicates their interest in serving as a Member of the City Council;
(b) 
The City Council will conduct a question-and-answer period with the applicants, which is to be moderated by the Mayor, or the Vice Mayor in the case of a vacancy in the position of Mayor.
7. 
Balloting: in the meeting after the question-and-answer period, the City Council shall conduct a repeated open balloting process to appoint an applicant to the vacant seat of the City Council. The repeated balloting process shall include up to 10 rounds of balloting. If a tie exists after 10 rounds of balloting, then the Mayor, or the Vice Mayor in the case of a vacancy in the position of Mayor, shall select the applicant that the City Council shall appoint.
[Ord. #78-016; 1958 Code § 2.0; Ord. #93-04]
The City Council may by resolution adopt policies and procedures to govern the operation and conduct of its meetings. Any such resolution adopted by the City Council may be modified from time to time by the City Council.