The Democratic Alliance's Cape Town caucus has resolved to write to its federal executive to ask for permission to table a new motion of no confidence in mayor Patricia de Lille.
Deputy caucus leader JP Smith confirmed to News24 that the caucus met on Monday, and resolved to initiate new proceedings against the embattled mayor.
The DA amended its constitution at its federal congress last weekend to include a "recall clause" for members elected to an executive post, like de Lille.
According to the new rules, if a member in an executive post has lost the confidence of his or her caucus, that caucus could lobby the party's FedEx to remove that deployee.
Smith said that two-thirds of the caucus agreed to a move to write to the FedEx asking for permission to table a fresh motion of no confidence in de Lille, as per the new rules.
Roughly 10% abstained, while the rest, approximately 23%, voted against it.
They would now await the decision of the federal executive before proceeding with the matter.
De Lille narrowly survived a similar motion of no confidence in her leadership by one vote at the sitting in February, after a portion of the DA caucus voted with most of the opposition parties against the motion.
If the FedEx approves, they will table a new motion to be debated at a special sitting, as had been done at the last such sitting in February. The sitting must take place at least 10 days after the motion was tabled.
A vote of no confidence requires a 50% + 1 threshold to pass.
The DA has 154 of the 231 council seats in the City of Cape Town - exactly two-thirds.
If a motion of no confidence is passed, De Lille will have to resign, and the mayoral committee appointed by her would also be dissolved.