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Sec. 401. Qualifications of members. <br />Exhibit B <br />To be eligible to be elected to the office of councilmember, a person must be a <br />~er~dgualified voter and a thirty (30 day resident of the ward from which #ethe <br />candidate is nominated at the time nomination papers are issued +~as provided for <br />in c°^+;^„ ~~Q^~ ^+ the Elections Code of the State of California, except that the mayor <br />need only be a registered voter and thirty (30) day resident of the city at such time. In <br />the event any councilmember other than the mayor shall cease to be a resident of the <br />ward from which #~ethe councilmember (or, in the case of an appointee, #isthe <br />councilmember's predecessor) was elected, or in the event the mayor shall cease to be <br />a resident of the city, #~+sthe office shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in <br />the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies; provided, that where a <br />councilmember ceases to be a resident of the ward from which ~iethe councilmember <br />(or, in case of an appointee, #+s-the councilmember's predecessor) was elected solely <br />because of a change in boundaries of any ward as in this charter provided, fiethe <br />councilmember shall not lose fi+sthe office by reason of such change. If a member of the <br />city council shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, #+sthe office shall <br />immediately become vacant and be so declared by the city council. <br />A <br />ep rson who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each shall be eligible <br />for appointment, nomination for or election to the office of councilmember (regardless <br />of wards represented by that person during such period) no sooner than for a term <br />beginning eight (8) years after completion of that councilmember's second consecutive <br />full term. <br />Short or partial terms shall not be considered- in determining eligibility for appointment, <br />nomination or election. For purposes of this charter, short or partial terms shall only be <br />those where the councilmember was elected or appointed to replace another <br />councilmember who left office before the latter official's term expired. Any <br />councilmember who assumed office at the beginning of a term and left office early for <br />any reason whatsoever shall be deemed to have served a full term. <br />Ordinance No. <br />Page 5 of 18 <br />50B-9 <br />