Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) [No. 2 of 2016 67 (d) is a citizen or a holder of a resident permit, resident in the district; and (e) has a certificate of clearance showing council taxes, where applicable. the payment of (5) A council may invite a person, whose presence is in its opinion desirable, to attend and to participate in the deliberations of the council but that person shall have no vote. (6) The term of a council shall be five years commencing from the date the councillors are sworn into office after a general election and ending on the date Parliament is dissolved. 154. (1) There shall be a mayor and deputy mayor or council chairperson and deputy council chairperson for every council, as prescribed. (2) A mayor and council chairperson shall be elected— (a) directly, in accordance with Article 47 (3) during elections for councillors, as prescribed; and Mayor, deputy mayor, council chairperson and deputy council chairperson (b) for a term of five years and may be re-elected for one further term of five years. (3)A deputy mayor and a deputy council chairperson shall be elected by the councillors from amongst themselves. 155. A councillor shall act in a manner that is consistent with a councillor’s civic duties and responsibilities, as prescribed. Conduct of councillor 156. Councillors shall be collectively and individually accountable to the national Government and residents in their wards and districts, for the performance of their functions. Accountability of councillors 157. (1) A councillor shall vacate office on dissolution of a council. Vacation of office of councillor and vacancies (2) The office of councillor becomes vacant if— (a) the councillor ceases to be a resident of the district; (b) the councillor resigns by one month’s notice, in writing, to the mayor or council chairperson; (c) the councillor becomes disqualified for election under Article 153; (d) the result of an election for that councillor is nullified by a local government elections tribunal established in accordance with Article 159;