Mayors are not immune to impeachment. In fact, they can be impeached just like any other state or local official. The process usually happens after one exhibits intense misconduct that is unacceptable in their position.

The City Council can’t impeach, and the voters can’t recall. In this town, only a felony conviction can force a mayor from office. (To be fair, felony convictions are pretty common among ...

Upon the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the City Council, acting as a court of impeachment, the office shall become vacant. To remove Mayor Durkan, the Council must allege that her actions in responding to the protests amounted to a “willful violation of duty” (since no one is accusing her of moral turpitude).

The process and conditions you'll need to meet when recalling a mayor will vary from state to state. Check your state statutes for information specific to your state. You can usually find the revised code or state statutes for your state online.

How to Recall a City Mayor. A bad mayor can have a large influence on a city within a very short amount of time. When a city population bands together, it can recall a mayor who is found to be corrupt, incompetent or unfit to lead. The trend of recalling wayward mayors in the US has been steady since the 1950s.

We, as citizens of Indiana, are writing to request impeachment of the City of South Bend's Mayor, Pete Buttigieg, for malfeasance. News reports indicate that high ranking local law enforcement officials and a member of the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office were caught on tape recorded on equipment paid for by tax payers and located at the South Bend Police Department …

If at least one of your six senses are still firing, you’ve noticed the word “impeachment” bouncing around the news. ... he said he wasn’t sure if an Indiana mayor could be impeached or not.

Published Friday, November 8, 2013 12:56PM EST. As a growing chorus of councillors call for Mayor Rob Ford to take a leave of absence in the wake of a …

According to the National Conference of State Legislators, a common method to remove an elected official from office is to use a recall election or to impeach an elected official. Recall elections involve citizen mobilization in effect to begin a new election. Impeachment involves a formal removal process through the approval of other elected officials.

Answer (1 of 12): No one can fire a sheriff as firing an employee is typically done. The sheriff is elected, not hired. A sheriff may be removed from office for malfeasance by being charged with a felony, or a crime of theft. Should the sheriff be convicted he/she would then be …