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frc~a any other Ward, then no change of Ward lines shall be made. <br />Notice and public hearing shall be provided as required by <br />Section 101.4. <br /> <br />Section 101.3. WARDS, INCREASE IN NUMBER OF. Whenever a decennial <br />Federal census, special Federal census or population estimate made by <br />an agency of the State of California authorized by State law to make <br />such estimate shall be certified by the Clerk of the Council as <br />showing the following population totals for the City of Santa Ana, <br />then not less than ninety (90) days prior to the succeeding General <br />Municipal Election the City Council shall re-draw the Ward boundaries <br />and cause notice to be published in the official newspaper that the <br />Ward lines will be re-drawn to increase the number of Wards as follows: <br /> <br /> Population of 120,000 ..... to 7 Wards <br /> Population of 240,000 ..... to 9 Wards <br /> <br />Notice and public hearing shall be provided as required by <br /> <br />Section 101.4. <br /> <br />Section 400. CITY COUNCIL: NUMBER, SELECTION AND TERMS OF MEMBERS. <br /> <br />The City Council shall, until the provisions of Section 101.3 become <br />operative, consist of five (5) members elected at the times and in <br />the manner provided in this Charter, each of whom shall serve a term <br />of four (4) years, except the terms of office of the first Councilmen <br />elected from Ward Six and Ward Eight shall be for two (2) years. <br />Thereafter, the terms of office of all Councilmen shall be for four (4) <br />years. The term of each member shall begin the first Tuesday following <br />such election and each shall serve, except as otherwise provided for <br />in this Charter, until his successor is elected and qualified. Each <br />office of Councilman shall be a separate office and one of such <br />offices shall be assigned to each of the Wards of the City. Candidates <br />for each office of Councilman shall be nominated from such Ward by the <br />electors of such Ward and shall be residents of such Ward, but all <br />Councilmen shall be elected by the vote of the electors of the City at <br />large. (The five (5) Councilmen in office at the time this Charter <br />Amendment takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration <br />of the respective terms for which they were elected and until their <br />respective successors are elected and qualified as provided in this <br /> <br />Charter.) <br /> --3-- <br /> <br /> <br />