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Possible Adjustments to Section 2.2 Amendment(both 5-2 and 4-3 <br /> options) <br /> Sec.2.2 Eligibility to Hold Elective Office. <br /> No person shall be eligible to hold elective office unless he or she shall <br /> have been a registered voter and resident of the City for a period of at least <br /> one(1)year next preceding his or her election, and, for Council positions <br /> elected from Council districts, a resident of an applicable Council district~ <br /> for a period of at least six(6) months prior to the primary election date <br /> preceding his or her election. Council members must remain City residents <br /> while in office and must remain residents of any Council district from <br /> which elected.However,if a Council member is elected to a Council <br /> district position for which he or she is qualified by residence at the time of <br /> election, and while remaining in that residence later does not qualify as a <br /> resident of the relevant district because a new districting plan including <br /> new district boundaries has been adopted during his or her term,that <br /> Council member shall remain eligible to serve in the same district position <br /> until the end of his or her term or until a successor is elected and qualified, <br /> whichever is later.Residence and voting within the limits of any territory <br /> which has been included in, annexed to, or consolidated with the City or - <br /> with a Council district through redistricting.,is construed to have been <br /> residence within the City or Council district,respectively.A Mayor or <br /> Council member shall hold within the City government no other public <br /> office or employment. <br /> Nothing herein shall prevent a district Council member from seeking election <br /> to any at-large Council position or to the office of Mayor prior to expiration of <br /> that member's current term. Similarly,an at-large Council member may seek <br /> election to any district Council position or to the office of Mayor prior to the <br /> expiration of that member's current tern subject to qualification by residents <br /> with the district.Nothing herein shall prevent a Mayor from seeking election <br /> to any Council position prior to expiration of that Mayor's current term. <br /> 3 <br />