(A) Following the effective date of the ordinance enacting this section and upon commencement of elections by districts in the order established in § 2.08.170 below, City Council Members shall be elected by districts, as defined in California Government Code § 34871 or any successor statute.
(B) Applicable provisions of federal and state laws regarding the election of Council Members by district shall apply to the election of Council Members, including without limitation, California Government Code §§ 34879 and 34881 through 34883, or any successor statutes. Accordingly, the term of office of each Council Member shall be four (4) years, one City Council Member shall be elected from each district, and no City Council Member may hold office in more than one district. Also, a person is not eligible to hold office as a Council Member for a particular district unless he or she is otherwise qualified, resides in the district, and both resided in the district and was a registered voter in the district at the time nomination papers were issued to him or her. Finally, registered voters signing nomination petitions or voting for a City Council Member shall be residents of the district from which the Council Member is to be elected.
(Ord. 3236 § 1, 2016.)