The Johnson City Commission on Oct. 2 accepted the letter of resignation from Mayor John F. Hunter II. City charter provisions made Vice Mayor Greg Cox the acting mayor for the remainder of the meeting.

At the meeting the commission approved the resignation by roll call. The city attorney clarified that the charter provides that, ‘‘once this vacancy occurs, the vice mayor shall become the mayor,’’ and the vice mayor assumed the chair for the remainder of the session.

Mayor Greg Cox outlined the timetable the commission will use to fill the resulting commission vacancy. Cox said the city will accept applications, letters of interest and resumes beginning Oct. 3; the application window will run through Oct. 10, and the commission will accept letters of support through the morning of Oct. 13. He said each commissioner will nominate two applicants from the pool by the morning of Oct. 13; the commission will hold interviews for nominees at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14, and a final vote to appoint a replacement is scheduled for the regular commission meeting on Oct. 16.

Public commenters urged the commission to expand community participation in the process. Sylvain Bruni of Garland Way told the commission the proposed timeline ‘‘is extremely compressed, less than 2 weeks,’’ and asked whether the commission would extend the timeline, allow virtual participation in interviews and adopt a broad definition of public service to encourage applicants outside traditional civic networks.

Commissioners acknowledged Bruni’s concerns while noting the commission will publish details on the city website. Staff said previously submitted letters of interest should be re-submitted through the portal that will be live Oct. 3 so materials become part of the public application record. The commission said applications and letters will be public once posted to the city website.

The motion to accept Mayor Hunter’s resignation passed by roll call with all present voting yes. The commission took no immediate action on expanding the timetable; Cox and other commissioners said they would consider concerns about access and participation while following the schedule posted at the meeting.