(a) Time of Regular Elections. Notwithstanding anything in the City Charter and pursuant to Act 523 of the Public Acts of 2012, as may be amended, and Resolution 125, approved May 16, 2017, after the effective date of that resolution, the nonpartisan regular City election for the offices of Mayor, At-Large and Ward City Commissioners shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year, beginning with the November, 2020, General Election. Thereafter, such elections shall be held every two years, in November of even-numbered years, pursuant to State law.
(b) Extension of Terms of Current Office Holders. Commissioners elected in November, 2017, shall have their terms extended until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified following the November, 2020, even-year General Election.
(c) Nominating Petitions. Candidates for the offices of Mayor, At-Large City Commissioner and Ward City Commissioner shall be nominated by petition. Notwithstanding the provisions of the City Charter providing otherwise, after the effective date of this section, nominating petitions on official blanks shall not be circulated more than fifty days prior to the last date for filing petitions. Nominating petitions shall be filed with the City Clerk not later than 4:00 p.m. on the fifteenth Tuesday prior to the even-year General November Election, pursuant to Act 627 of the Public Acts of 2018, as amended.
(d) Organizational Meeting. The organization and procedures set forth in Section 2.9
of the City Charter shall be followed on the Tuesday night following the canvass after each regular City election, for the purpose of the Mayor and Commissioners elected at the General Election to be sworn and assume the duties of their office, to select a Vice Mayor, and to conduct such other business as may be provided in Section 2.9
that is appropriate. The term of the Vice Mayor shall expire at the next organizational meeting of the City Commission. The regular City Commission meeting shall take place immediately following the conclusion of the Organizational Meeting.
(Ord. 24-90. Passed 8-28-90; Ord. 05-2015. Passed 6-16-15; Ord. 15-2019. Passed 11-19-19; Ord. 08-2020. Passed 10-20-20)