(A) Any person who is eligible and seeks to hold the office of Mayor or member of Council shall file a certificate of announcement with the City Clerk declaring as a candidate for election to office. The certificate of announcement shall be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State on which the candidate shall make a sworn statement before a notary public or some other officer qualified to administer oaths. An incomplete certificate of announcement which lacks essential information may be rejected.
(B) The filing of the announcement with the City Clerk shall be made by the last day of the candidate filing period, and must be received by the Clerk before midnight, Eastern Standard Time, of that day or, if mailed, shall be postmarked before that hour.
(C) Every person who becomes a candidate for election to office in any election shall, at the time of filing the certificate of announcement as required in this section, pay a filing fee as follows:
(1) A candidate for the office of Mayor shall pay a fee of an amount set by Council from time to time; and
(2) A candidate for the office of Council member shall pay a fee of an amount set by Council from time to time.
(Ord. 310, passed 1-19-2023)