§ 2.07. City council to be judge of the qualifications of its members.

The city council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members. If a member of the city council is charged with a ground for removal, such charges shall be set for a public hearing not less than ten (10) nor more than thirty (30) days from the date on which the written charges are presented. At such hearing, the accused shall have the right to present evidence in his defense, but he shall be disqualified from voting as to his innocence or guilt. At the conclusion of evidence, a vote shall be taken, and upon the affirmative vote of three-fourths of all present and eligible voting council members, the accused member shall be removed from office and his seat declared vacant. The city council shall have the power to subpoena witnesses and require the production of records, but the decision of the city council in the exercise of such power shall be subject to review by the courts.