The person elected Mayor shall be the governmental and ceremonial head of the Town government and be able to vote on all matters coming before the Town Council.
Each candidate for election to the Town Council or office of Mayor shall be a qualified voter of the Town, shall be not less than twenty-one (21) years of age, shall have resided in the Town not less than twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day and shall meet the requirements of the Texas Election Code. Each Council Member and the Mayor must continually reside within the Town during his/her term of office, and any removal of his/her residence from the Town during his/her term of office shall constitute a vacation of his/her office, and such vacancy shall be filled as provided in Section 3.05.
No person shall serve as Mayor for more than three (3) successive terms, and no person shall serve as Council Member for more than three (3) successive terms. A term of office shall be for a period of two (2) years or any portion thereof. This provision shall apply to all elections held subsequent to the adoption of this Charter.
Members of the Town Council shall serve without compensation, except that Council Members shall be entitled to reimbursement of all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their official Town Council duties, upon approval of such expenses by the Town Council.
A. 
The office of a Council Member or office of the Mayor shall become vacant upon his/her death, resignation, or removal from office in any manner authorized by law, removal of his/her residence from the Town of Fairview or forfeiture of his/her office.
B. 
A Council Member or the Mayor shall forfeit his/her office if he/she lacks at any time during his/her term of office any qualification for the office prescribed by this Charter or by State law, or if he/she fails to attend three (3) consecutive regular Town Council meetings without being excused by the Town Council. The Town Council shall be the final judge in matters involving forfeiture of office by a Council Member.
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If for any reason a vacancy exists on the Town Council, the remaining members of the Council shall select a person qualified for the position, as described in the Charter, within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of the vacancy. Once appointed, the person shall serve until the position can be filled at the next regular town election.
Regular meetings of the Town Council shall be held at such times as may be prescribed from time to time by resolution of the Town Council. Special meetings shall be called by the Town Secretary upon the written request of the Mayor, the Town Manager or two (2) Members of the Town Council. Notice of any regular or special meetings of the Town Council shall state the subject(s) to be considered at the meeting. All official meetings of the Council and of all committees thereof shall be open to the public as provided by state law. Those meetings involving an attorney and client relationship need not be open to the public. A quorum shall consist of four (4) Members, one of whom may be the Mayor. The Council shall determine its own rules of procedure, may punish its Members for misconduct and may compel the attendance of absent members.
The Town Council shall elect one of its members as Mayor Pro Tem, who shall perform the duties of Mayor in the case of the absence or inability of the Mayor to perform the duties of his/her office, and who shall, during that time, be vested with all the powers belonging to the Mayor.