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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) a-nd a thirty (30) day resident of the ward from which the candidate is nominated at the time nomination papers are issued. as r,r,.,,ided fef 4^ A policy providinE 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 -€lectiens-C�P-]e-A-.the 1St—ate A-f. Oal�a except t the mayeF Reed ORIY be a registered voter and thiFty (30) day resident A—f thp- city at such tirne-. 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" " peFSOR • he h-S Se.rveel three (3) consecutive terms of four (4) years eadh Shall beeligible fer appeiRtmeRt, Rernin-;;t*A-.n fA-.r or election te ,-;A-A-.np-.r th;;nfAr A tPrrn hegiRRing eight (9) years after completion Af th;# "mernber's ceunc th*rrIPAn,;.,P--to"., Fi-II t.,r.. .. . . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . ... . .... .... . .. . #43IRY,Council 37 — 6 4/5/2022