2007-057 - Calling and Giving Notice of a Special Municipal Election

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Exhibit C Sec. 404. Presiding officer, mayor. The mayor shall be a member of the city council and shall preside over the meetings of the city council. The mayor shall have voice and vote in all of the city council's proceedings and shall be recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes. The mayor shall have no administrative duties but shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter, or imposed by the city council, consistent with his office. The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city at large at each genom I municipal election in November of even numbered years for a twe four-year term commencing on the same date that councilmembers from wards one. three and five are elected. 3S the terms of the other council members electes in such ye3r. No person may be a candidate for mayor and a candidate for any other office on the city council in the same election. In the event 3n incumbent city council mombor other than the mayor is elected mayor such othor office shall becomo yocant at the timo he or she assumes office as mayor and the city council sholl call a special elestion to fill the vacancy. A person who has served four (4) consecutive terms of four (4) vears each as mavor shall be eliqible for appointment. nomination for or election to the office of councilmember or mavor no sooner than for a term beqinninq eiqht (8) vears after completion of that person's fourth consecutive term as mavor. Short or partial terms shall not be considered in determininq eliqibilitv for nomination or election as mavor. For purposes of this charter. short or partial terms shall on Iv be those where the mavor was elected or appointed to replace another mavor who left office before the latter official's term expired. Anv mavor who assumed office at the beqinninq of a term and left office earlv for anv reason whatsoever shall be deemed have served a full term. Resolution No. 2007-057 Page 7 of 9