Sec. 4. (a) The executive must reside within the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(b) The office of executive becomes vacant whenever the executive:
(1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office;
(2) ceases to be a resident of the county; or
(3) is incapacitated to the extent that the executive is unable to perform the executive's duties for more than six (6) months.
(c) The vacancy shall be filled under IC 3-13-8.