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f <br /> Ordinance DRAFT 6/5/18 <br /> Sec.22 Eligibility to Hold Elective Office. <br /> No person shall be eligible to hold elective office unless he or she shall have been <br /> a registered voter and resident of the City{,and,for Council positions one(1) <br /> through five(5), a resident of an applicable Council district,for a period of at <br /> least one(1)year next preceding his or her election if,and,for Council positions <br /> one(1)through five(5),a resident of the applicable Council district for a period <br /> of at least 6 months preceding his or her election]. Council members must remain <br /> City residents while in office and must remain residents of any Council district <br /> from which elected.However,if a Council member is elected to a Council district <br /> position for which he or she is qualified by residence at the time of election,and <br /> while remaining in that residence later does not qualify as a resident of the <br /> relevant district because a new districting plan including new district boundaries <br /> has been adopted during his or her term,that Council member shall remain <br /> eligible to serve in the same district position until the end of his or her term or <br /> until a successor is elected and qualified,whichever is later.Residence and voting <br /> within the limits of any territory which has been included in,annexed to,or <br /> consolidated with the City or Council district is construed to have been residence <br /> within the City or Council district,respectively.A Mayor or Council member <br /> shall hold within the City government no other public office or employment. <br /> C–Section 2.3 of the Charter,which reads as follows: <br /> Sec.2.3.First Election—Terms of First Elective Officers,Time for First Election. <br /> The first election of officers under this charter shall be held on the Tuesday following the <br /> first Monday of November, 1968,at which time shall be elected a Mayor and three(3) <br /> Council members for five-year terms,and until their successors are elected and qualified, <br /> and four(4)Council members for three-year terms and until their successors are elected <br /> and qualified;provided,however,that the first Mayor and Council shall commence to <br /> perfonn the duties of their offices,and receive compensation,upon the effective date of <br /> commencement of the Mayor-Council plan of government as set forth in Article XVII of <br /> this charter;provided,further,that their terms shall expire as though they had taken office <br /> on the second Monday of January, 1969.The positions to be filled on.the City Council <br /> shall be designated by consecutive numbers and shall be dealt with as separate offices for <br /> all election purposes. <br /> Is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> Option j4 Districts,3 at-large—2021 implementation] <br /> 6 <br /> 11 <br />