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member of the City Council shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, the <br />office shall immediately become vacant and be so declared by the City Council. <br />SECTION 2 <br />PURPOSE OF POLICY <br />The following policy is enacted to establish what types of supporting documentation can <br />be provided by City Council and Mayoral candidates and sitting City Councilmembers <br />and the Mayor to demonstrate that the candidate or elected official resides in their <br />respective Ward or within the City they will or do represent. <br />Objectives of Policy: <br />1. To establish what types of documentation are sufficient to establish residency <br />pursuant to Charter section 401. <br />2. To establish what types of documentation are sufficient to verify continued <br />residency in the Ward or in the City for current elected officials. <br />3. To protect the interests of all Santa Ana citizens and maintain proper <br />representation by developing policies that will help ensure that the <br />Councilmembers truly reside in the Ward they represent and the Mayor truly <br />resides in the City of Santa Ana. <br />4. To adopt enabling legislation via a municipal resolution to establish necessary <br />policies. <br />Accomplishing the above stated objectives will help ensure that both the letter and spirit <br />of Charter Section 401 will be implemented as Santa Ana voters intended. <br />SECTION 3 <br />RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL CANDIDATES <br />In addition to providing the County of Orange Registrar of Voters proof of voter <br />registration at a residential address in the respective Ward when that residence is <br />claimed by a candidate running for a City Council seat or within the City for the Mayoral <br />seat, candidates must provide no less than two of the following additional <br />documentation to the Clerk of the Council to verify that candidates meet the 30-day <br />residency requirement. This additional documentation must be current and valid in the <br />candidate's name and residence address for a date not less than 30 days from the date <br />the nomination paper is issued: <br />1. PROOF OF HOME OWNERSHIP / RENTAL PROPERTY. Proof of home <br />ownership as evidenced by 1) a copy of a title deed or grant deed, a mortgage <br />556-5 <br />