(A) To be eligible for election to a city office, a person shall have been continuously an elector of the city for a period of not less than six months immediately preceding the date of his election. A ward Council member shall be a resident of the ward from which elected or chosen.
(B) Notwithstanding any ward residency requirement, the provisions of the amendment to this section shall not apply to those Council members who took office prior to the adoption of this Charter amendment.
(Amended by electors, 11-8-1977; 11-2-2004)
Statutory reference:
Mandatory that Charter provide for qualifications of officers, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(d)