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#43190v1 Sec. 401-Qualifications of members To be eligible to be elected to the office of councilmember, a person must demonstrate that the candidate has been both (1) be a thirty (30) day registered qualified voter in the ward from which the candidate is nominated and (2) and a thirty (30) day resident of the ward from which the candidate is nominated at the time nomination papers are issued. as provided for in A policy providing for proof of residency will be adopted by ordinance by the majority of the City Council. The residency address and voter registration address must be the same. the Elections Code of the State of California, except that the mayor need only be a registered voter and thirty (30) day resident of the city at such time. To be eligible to be elected to the office of mayor a person must demonstrate that the person has been both (1) a thirty (30) day registered voter within the city and (2) a thirty (30) day resident of the city at the time nomination papers are issued. A policy providing for proof of residency will be adopted by ordinance by a majority of the City Council. The residency address and voter registration address must be the same. In the event any councilmember other than the mayor shall cease to be a resident of the ward from which the councilmember (or, in the case of an appointee, the councilmember's predecessor) was elected, or in the event the mayor shall cease to be a resident of the city, the office shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies; provided, that where a councilmember ceases to be a resident of the ward from which the councilmember (or, in case of an appointee, the councilmember's predecessor) was elected solely because of a change in boundaries of any ward as in this charter provided, the councilmember shall not lose the office by reason of such change. If a member of the city council shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, the office shall immediately become vacant and be so declared by the city council. RECOMMEND: Moving to new Section entitled “Term Limits” A person who has served three (3) consecutive terms of four (4) years each shall beeligible for appointment, nomination for or election to the office of councilmember(regardless of wards represented by that person during such period) no sooner thanfor a term beginning eight (8) years after completion of that councilmember's thirdconsecutive full term. Short or partial terms shall not be considered in determining eligibility for appointment,nomination or election. For purposes of this Charter, short or partial terms shallonly be those where the councilmember was elected or appointed to replace anothercouncilmember who left office before the latter official's term expired. Any councilmemberwho assumed office at the beginning of a term and left office early for any reasonwhatsoever shall be deemed to have served a full term; provided, however that anyperson who has served twenty (20) consecutive years in office, as both a council memberand mayor, regardless of the order in which they served, shall not be eligible forappointment, nomination or election as a council member or as mayor, no sooner thanfor a term beginning eight (8) years after completion of the council member or mayoralterm, or vice versa. The provisions of this section related to short or partial termsis deemed to be declaratory of existing law.