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notwithstanding, any elected or appointed officer may be impeached for malfeasance , misfeasance , nonfeasance, or maladministration in office . The circuit court shall be a court of impeachment for the trial of any such officer who may be charged on any of the foregoing grounds. The charges shall be set forth in detail in writing in a verified petition for impeachment signed by not less than one hundred qualified electors of the county. The court shall sit without a jury and shall proceed according to the form required for the trial of all civil cases. If the court sustains the charge , the officer shall be deemed removed from office and the office declared vacant under this charter . In the case of an appointive position , the person removed may not be reappointed to that position for a period of at least two years. Trial for impeachment shall not exempt a person from other civil or criminal proceedings relating to the same actions or negligence as gave rise to the impeachment proceedings. Section 13-1 . Definitions. As used in this charter : (4)(3) [change "and" to "or"] (7) Removal by impeachment proceedings as provided by this charter. amd (9) Upon filing nomination papers, while still in office , for another elective office. Section 13-2. Titles, Subtitles, Personal Pronouns; Constructions. [Add to the end of the paragraph :] All county officers and employees shall attempt to avoid the use of singular personal pronouns wherever it can reasonably be done in this charter , in new ordinances and resolutions, and wherever appropriate in other county documents. Section 13-3. Appointments. No appointing authority shall appoint any person to any office or position which is exempt from the civil service laws until satisfied by proper investigation that the person to be appointed is fully qualified by experience and ability to perform the duties required. Appointing authorities shall bear in mind the need for balance among department heads as to sex and ethnic group, such that to the extent feasible , there is not an excessive disparity from ratios found in the general public . Section 13-4. Boards and Commissions. . . . (c) No member shall be eligible for a second appointment to the same board or commission prior to the expiration of two years, except that members whose initial appointment was for two years or less are eligible to succeed themselves for an additional term. Otherwise , no member whose term has expired shall continue to serve, on such board or commission . (d) Any vacancy occurring in any board or commission shall be filled for the unexpired term. (e) Appointive bodies shall , to the extent feasible , be selected in a way that maintains a balance as to sex , occupation , ethnic group, and political party which does not differ to an excessive degree from that of the county as a whole . (f) Wherever it is stated in this charter that commissioners or board 593