A person shall serve no more than three (3) total terms of office as a City Councilmember.
A. If any Council member is appointed or elected to a partial term of office of two (2) years or less, then that term shall not count toward the three (3) term limit.
B. The City Clerk, or other election official authorized by law, shall not accept or verify the signatures on any nomination paper for any person, including any paper seeking election as a write-in candidate, nor shall he or she certify or place on the list of certified candidates, nor print or cause to be printed on any ballot, voter information guide, sample ballot or ballot label, the name of any person whose candidacy, if successful, will result in a City Council term that exceeds the limit set forth in this section. (Ord. 22-O-2861TL, eff. 7-22-2022)