§ 3.01. Composition.  


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  • (1)

    The "City Council" shall be composed of a "Mayor" and seven (7) "Council Members" who shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until their successor has been elected and duly qualified.

    (2)

    The City shall by ordinance, be divided into seven (7) districts. Each district shall to the extent reasonably possible, be equally populated and the City Council shall maintain such equality of population, as from time to time deemed necessary, by ordinance. The districts shall be designated Number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The qualified voters of each district shall elect one (1) Council Member for each of the seven (7) districts.

    (3)

    The Mayor of the City shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the city and shall meet the qualifications provided for in this Charter. The Mayor and City Council can serve three (3) consecutive terms. After the third consecutive term, the Mayor or City Council Member shall not be eligible to hold another office on City Council for a period of one (1) year from the date of the previous election.

(Ord. No. 1055, § 2, 5-28-2013; Ord. No. 1080, Meas. 2, 3, 12-10-2013/Election 11-5-2013)

Editor's note

For purposes of satisfying the threshold requirement of Charter provision Art. III- "City Council," § 3.01(3)- "Composition," the city council passed Ordinance No. 788, adopted January 9, 2007, establishing the population of the city to be 11,384. By Ordinance No. 787, adopted January 9, 2007, the city council, established two new council positions called Council Position Place No. 6 and Council Position Place No. 7. According to the ordinance, the May 2007 ballot provided that Council Position Place No. 6 was for a one-year term, and Council Position Place No. 7 was for a full two-year term. The ordinance continued by stating that Council Position Place No. 6 will be for a full two-year term on the May 2008 ballot.