65A - SUBMISSION TO VOTERS CHARTER CHANGES OFFICE OF MAYOR

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OPTION 2 - EXHIBIT B Sec. 400. - Number, selection and terms of members. The City Council shall consist of seven (7) members elected at the times and in the manner provided in this charter, each of whom, Gept f^r the rrmayer' shall serve a term of four (4) years. The term of each member shall begin at 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of December following certification of election results, and each shall serve except as otherwise provided for in this charter, until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Each office of councilmember shall be a separate office and, except for the mayor, one (1) of such offices shall be assigned to each of the wards of the City. Candidates for each office of councilmember other than the mayor shall be nominated from such ward by the electors of such ward and candidates for mayor shall be nominated by electors of the City, but all councilmembers shall be elected by the vote of the electors of the City at large. 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 general municipal election in November of even-numbered years for a four #we--year term commencing on the same date as the terms of other council members elected in such year. 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 an incumbent City Council member other than the mayor is elected mayor such other office shall become vacant at the time he or she assumes office as mayor and the City Council shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. To be eligible to be elected to the office of mayor a person must be a qualified voter as provided for in the Elections Code of the State of California If the mayor is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude the office shall immediately become vacant and be so declared by the City Council. A person who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each shall be eligible for appointment, nomination for or election to the office of mayor or council member no sooner than for a term beginning eight (8) years after completion of that mayor's second consecutive full term. 65A-9