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Sec. 401.01.- Term limits. (NEW SECTION) <br />A. Councilmembers <br />A person shall only serve three (3) terms of four (4) years each in the office <br />of councilmember (regardless of wards represented by that person during such <br />period and regardless of whether service is consecutive or nonconsecutive). This <br />term limit of a total of twelve (12) years of service shall be deemed to apply to <br />anyone elected in or after the 2012 general municipal election. <br />Short or partial terms shall not be considered in determining eligibility for <br />appointment, nomination or election. For purposes of this Charter, short or partial <br />terms shall only be those where the councilmember was elected or appointed to <br />replace another councilmember who left office before the latter official's term <br />expired. Any councilmember who assumed office at the beginning of a term and <br />left office early for any reason whatsoever shall be deemed to have served a full <br />term. The provisions of this section related to short or partial terms is deemed to <br />be declaratory of existing law. <br />B. Mayor <br />A person shall only serve four (4) terms of two (2) years each (regardless <br />of whether service is consecutive or nonconsecutive). This term limit of a total of <br />eight (8) years of service shall be deemed to apply to anyone elected in or after the <br />2012 general municipal election. <br />Short or partial terms shall not be considered in determining eligibility for <br />appointment nomination or election as mayor. For purposes of this Charter, short <br />or partial terms shall only be those where the mayor was elected or appointed to <br />replace another mayor who left office before the latter official's term expired. Any <br />mayor who assumed office at the beginning of a term and left office early or <br />before the term expires for any reason whatsoever shall be deemed to have served <br />a full term. The provisions of this section related to short or partial terms is <br />deemed to be declaratory of existing law. <br />C. Application of prior “cooling off period” <br />Anyone who previously termed out of office and was subject to the former <br />“cooling off period” shall be deemed ineligible to seek election as a <br />councilmember or mayor.