Ordinance 3605-18 - Laserfiche WebLink

Notwithstanding the foregoing, except for the first year following a federal decennial census up to the date a Districting Commission's district plan is adopted in the second year following the same census, if the City Council determines that apportioning an annexed area among existing districts without shifting any area already within the City from one district to another will likely result in any district population that deviates from the mean by greater than 7.5%,then the City Council and the Mayor shall appoint an interim Districting Commission(which may be identical to the most recent Districting Commission)to adopt a revised districting plan with the assistance of a districting master, consistent with subsection(c) of this Section 2.1. Section 2.2 of the Charter,which reads as follows: • Sec.2.2. Eligibility to Hold Elective Office. No person shall be eligible to hold elective office unless he or she shall have been a registered voter and resident of the City for a period of at least one (1) year next preceding his or her election. Residence and voting within the limits of any territory which has been included in, annexed to, or consolidated with the City is construed to have been residence within the City.A Mayor or Council member shall hold within the City government no other public office or employment. Is hereby amended to read as follows: • Sec.2.2 Eligibility to Hold Elective Office. No person shall be eligible to hold elective office unless he or she shall have been a registered voter and resident of the City for a period of at least one(1)year next preceding his or her election, and, for Council positions elected from Council districts, a resident of an applicable Council district, for a period of at least one(1)year next six(6)months prior to the primary election date preceding his or her election. Council members must remain City residents while in office and must remain residents of any Council district from which elected.However, if a Council member is elected to a Council district position for which he or she is qualified by residence at the time of election, and while remaining in that residence later does not qualify as a resident of the relevant district because a new districting plan including new district boundaries has been adopted during his or her term, that Council member shall remain eligible to serve in the same district position until the end of his or her term or until a successor is elected and qualified,whichever is later.Residence and voting within the limits of any territory which has been included in, annexed to, or consolidated with the