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<br />Exhibit D <br /> <br />Sec. 404. Presiding officer, mayor <br /> <br />The mayor shall be a member of the city council and shall preside over the meetings of <br />the city council. The mayor shall have voice and vote in all of the city council's <br />proceedings and shall be recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial <br />purposes. The mayor shall have no administrative duties but shall perform such other <br />duties as may be prescribed by this charter, or imposed by the city council, consistent <br />with .t:H&the office. . <br /> <br />The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city at large at each general municipal <br />election in November of even~numbered years for a two-year term commencing on the <br />same date as the terms of other council members elected in such year. No person may <br />be a candidate for mayor and a candidate for any other office on the city council in the <br />same election. In tho event an incumbent city council momber other than the mayor is <br />eloctad mayor such othor office sh311 bacorne V-3OC1nt 3t tho time he or sha 3ssumes <br />office as mayor and the city council shall call a speci31 eloction to fill the vacancy. <br /> <br />A oerson who has alreadv served five (5) consecutive terms of two (2) years each as <br />mayor shall be eliaible for nomination for or election or appointment to the office of <br />mayor or council member no sooner than for a term beainnina after at least two mayoraJ <br />terms have passed followina comoletion of that person's fifth consecutive term. Short or <br />partial terms shall not be considered in determinina eliaibilitv for appointment. <br />nomination or election as mayor. For purposes of this charter. short or oartial terms <br />shalf only be those where the mayor was elected or appointed to replace another mayor <br />, who left office before the latter official's term expired. Anv mayor who assumed office at <br />the beoinnina of a term and left office early for any reason whatsoever shall be deemed <br />have served a full term. The provisions of this section related to short oroartial terms is <br />deemed to be declaratory of existina law. <br /> <br />Ordinance No. <br />Page 7 of 18 <br /> <br />858-4 <br />