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The legislative authority of the city shall be vested in a governing body which shall constitute the legislative branch of the city and shall be known as a Council, consisting of nine members from separate Council Districts, each member to be known as a Councillor. Each of the Council Districts shall elect one Councillor, who shall be a qualified voter of the District. (Amended at Regular Municipal Election, October 8, 1991, as Proposition #1; Amended at a Special Election held in conjunction with a Regular Municipal Election, October 5, 1999, as Question #7.)
(a) The total area of the city shall be divided into nine Council Districts, numbered one to nine inclusive, and each district shall elect one Councillor. Any member of the Council representing one of the districts shall be elected by the registered qualified electors of that district only.
(b) The boundaries, 1980 Census population and numerical designation of the Council Districts are specified in Appendix A of this Charter and shall remain in effect until altered or changed in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Charter.
(a) After each Federal Census, the Council shall appoint a committee composed of an equal number of representatives from each Council District, none of whom shall be elective city officers, to review and make recommendations concerning the nine Council Districts. In making such appointments, the Council shall, as nearly as is practicable, provide fair and balanced representation of all geographical areas of the City in the redistricting process and provide a total membership that reflects the racial, ethnic and gender makeup of the City's population. Any recommended changes will comply with constitutional principles governing voting rights, population and similar related problems as determined by judicial decision from time to time. The district boundaries may be altered by the Council and Mayor once following each Federal Census. Such action shall require the approval of the Mayor and shall not constitute an amendment to the Charter.
(b) The district boundaries may be altered as necessary to incorporate areas which are annexed to the city. Such action shall not constitute an amendment to this Charter.
(Amended at Regular Municipal Election, October 2, 2001, as Proposition #8.)
The terms of the office of a Councilor, unless sooner recalled or removed, shall begin on January 1 following the candidate's election and be four years or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The Councilors may succeed themselves in office. The terms of office of Councilors shall be staggered with four or five districted Councilors elected every two years.
(Am. Ord. 2018-034)
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