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~ 26-15. Qualifications. Candidates for Commissioner or Mayor shall qualify for election by the filing of a written notice of candidacy with the Clerk of the City at such time and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance and payment to the City Clerk of the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100,00) as a qualifying fee. A person may not be a candidate for Commission and Mayor in the same election, Only electors of the City who have resided continuously in the City for at least one year preceding the date of such filing (and in the respective Residential Area from which the candidate may seek to qualify for election) shall be eligible to hold the Office of Commissioner, including Mayor. ~ 26-16 lS. Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies. (a) Vacancies, The office of a Commissioner (including the Mayor) shall become vacant upon his/her death, resignation, disability which in this case shall mean incapacity to perform the duties of office, suspension or removal from office in any manner authorized by law, or by forfeiture of his/her office, (b) Forfeiture of Office, i) Forfeiture by disqualification, A Commissioner shall forfeit his/her office if at any time during his/her term s/he (1) ceases to maintain his/her permanent residence in the City, (2) in the case of a Residential Area Commissioner, upon his/her ceasing to reside in his/her respective Residential Area, or (3) otherwise ceases to be a qualified elector of the City, ii) Forfeiture by absence, A Commissioner shall be subject to forfeiture of his/her office, in the discretion of the remaining Commissioners, if s/he is absent with good cause from any six regular meetings of the Commission during any calendar year (provided such meetings do not occur in less than a three-month period), or if s/he is absent without good cause from any four, or three as to the Mayor, consecutive regular meetings of the Commission, whether or not during the same calendar year. iii) Procedures, The Commission shall be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members and shall hear all questions relating to forfeiture of a Commissioner's office, including whether or not good cause for absence has been or may be established, The burden of establishing good cause shall be on the Commissioner in question; provided, however, that any Commissioner may at any time during any duly held meeting move to establish good cause for the absence of him/herself or the absence of any other Commissioner, from any past, present or future meeting(s), which motion, if carried, shall be conclusive, A Commissioner whose qualifications are in question, or, who is otherwise subject to forfeiture of his/her office, shall not vote on any such matters, The Commissioner in question shall be entitled to a public hearing(s) on request regarding an alleged forfeiture of office, If a public hearing is requested, notice thereof shall be published in one Page 4 of 7