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Sec. 404. Presiding officer, mayor. <br />The mayor shall be a member of the City Council and shall preside over the <br />meetings of the City Council. The mayor shall have voice and vote in all of the <br />City Council's proceedings and shall be recognized as head of the City government <br />for all ceremonial purposes. The mayor shall have no administrative duties but <br />shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter, or imposed by <br />the City Council, consistent with his office. <br />The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the City at large at each general <br />municipal election in November of even -numbered years for a two-year term <br />commencing on the same date as the terms of other council members elected in <br />such year. No person may be a candidate for mayor and a candidate for any other <br />office on the City Council in the same election. In the event an incumbent City <br />Council member other than the mayor is elected mayor such other office shall <br />become vacant at the time he or she assumes office as mayor and the City Council <br />shall call a special election to fill the vacancy. <br />To be eligible to be elected to the office of mayor a person must be a qualified <br />voter as provided for in the Elections Code of the State of California. If the mayor <br />is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, the office shall immediately <br />become vacant and be so declared by the city council. <br />A pefson who has served four (4) eonseeu4ive terms of two (2) years eael+, <br />be eligible for- appoin4ment, nomination foi: at: eleetion to the offiee of mayor- He <br />sooner- than for- a teFm beginning eight (9) years aftef eompletion of the mayor-'F, <br />foufth eonseetitive fit!! teFm. This eight yea-F "000ling off'per-iod shall not apply to <br />eligibility for- appointment, nomination �qf oF eleetion to a eouneil member- offie-e-, <br />they sen,ed, shall not be eligible for- appointment, nomination oF eleetion as a <br />eouneil membeF or- as mayor-, no soonef than for- a teFm beginning eight (8) years <br />Short or pai4ia terms steal not be consideredin deterfn n1ng eligibility fi r <br />or- pai4ial tefms shall only be those whefe the mayer- was eleeted or- appointed to <br />W ho assumed offiee at the beginning of a ter-Ri and left offiee ea -Ay or- be <br />The nrO1'i.si :B.s Of this section related to short <br />or pai4ia tefms <br />is deemed <br />deelar- tofy of existing law. <br />City Council 18 — 16 8/2/2022 <br />