8. At the end of their terms, the members of the Council remain in office until they are reappointed or replaced.
If, during the course of a term, a vacancy occurs in the office of a member contemplated in subparagraph b, c, d or e of the first paragraph of section 2, it shall be filled following the mode of appointment provided in section 2.
If a member is absent from such number of meetings as the Council may fix by by-law, his office is deemed to be vacant.