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Draft Charter Amendments (2022) <br />See. 401.01, Term limits. (NEW SECTION) <br />A. Councilmembers <br />A person shall onlv serve three (3) terms of four (4) vears each in the office <br />of councilmember (regardless of wards represented by that person during such <br />period and regardless of whether service is consecutive or nonconsecutive). This <br />term limit of a total of twelve years of service shall be deemed to apply to and <br />elected in or after the 2012 general municipal election. <br />Short or partial terms shall not be considered in determining eligibility for <br />appointment, nomination or election. For purposes of this Charter, short or partial <br />terms shall only be those where the councilmember was elected or appointed to <br />replace another councilmember who left office before the latter official's term <br />expired. Any councilmember who assumed office at the beginning of a term and <br />left office early for any reason whatsoever shall be deemed to have served a full <br />term.. The provisions of this section related to short or partial terms is deemed to <br />be declaratory of existing law <br />B. Mayor <br />A person shall only serve two (2) terms of four (4) years each (regardless of <br />whether service is consecutive or nonconsecutive), commencing with the term <br />entered as a result of the November 2024 election, in the office of mayor. <br />City Council 36 — 21 7/19/2022 <br />