▁similar ▁system ▁in ▁place ▁for ▁V ancouver ▁City ▁Council ▁elections , ▁however , ▁North ▁Bay ▁municipal ▁politics ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁political ▁party ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁coun c ill or ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁votes ▁serves ▁as ▁deput y ▁mayor , ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third - place ▁finish ers ▁chair ▁the ▁council ' s ▁two ▁primary ▁comm itte es , ▁community ▁services ▁and ▁public ▁works ▁and ▁engineering . ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁other ▁Ontario ▁municipal ities , ▁the ▁council ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁either ▁by ▁sched uling ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁or ▁by ▁directly ▁appoint ing ▁a ▁new ▁coun c ill or ▁to ▁the ▁seat . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁at - large ▁elect oral ▁system , ▁if ▁the ▁appointment ▁process ▁is ▁chosen ▁then ▁the ▁first ▁right ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁vac ant ▁seat ▁is ▁generally ▁offered ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁highest ▁une lect ed ▁finish er ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁municipal ▁election . ▁For ▁instance , ▁when ▁Peter ▁Ch ir ico ▁res igned ▁from ▁council ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sarah ▁Campbell , ▁the ▁ele vent h - place ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election , ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁his ▁seat . ▁Following ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Se an ▁Law lor ▁from ▁council ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁tw elf th - place ▁finish er ▁Mark ▁King ▁was ▁the ▁next ▁in ▁line ▁to ▁be ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁vac ant ▁seat , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁council ▁as ▁of ▁January ▁