15-209.   Qualifications of officers; how vacancies filled.The officers elected or appointed under this act shall be qualifiedelectors of said city, except the city may appoint nonresidents as cityattorney, municipal judge and as law enforcement officers when deemednecessary, including the appointment of nonresidents who also serve ascity attorney, municipal judge or law enforcement officers of anothermunicipality or public agency: Provided, That nothing herein shallauthorize the appointment of nonresidents of this state. The city attorney,shall be a qualified elector of the county in which said city is located orof an adjoining county. The removal from such city of any officer electedor appointed under this act, who is required to be a qualified electorthereof, shall occasion a vacancy in such office. All vacancies in office,except in the offices of mayor and councilman, may be filled until the nextregular time for appointment by appointment by the governing body. Everyappointment to office, and the date thereof, shall be entered on thejournal of proceedings of the council.

      History:   L. 1871, ch. 60, § 11; R.S. 1923, § 15-209; L. 1943, ch. 126, § 1;L. 1967, ch. 90, § 13; July 1.