A. Officers. The elective officers of the city shall constitute a Council consisting of five members elected by district at the times and in the manner provided in this Chapter, in a sequence to be determined by ordinance or resolution, each of whom shall serve for a term of four years and until their respective successors qualify.
B. Council Districts. The City is hereby divided into five (5) Council districts. The five districts shall be as described in section 2.04.070. Candidates for Council seats shall be nominated and elected by such district and shall be residents of such district.
C. Changes in boundaries of Council Districts. The boundaries of said Council Districts, but not the number thereof, may be changed by ordinance adopted by the Council by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of all its members; provided, that districts established by the Council shall be as nearly equal in population and as geographically compact as practical. Boundaries shall be evaluated within at least one (1) year subsequent to the availability of the information from each decennial United States census or on another basis adopted by three-fifths (3/5) vote of the total membership of the Council, and as provided in California Elections Code sections 21601 and 21602. However, the Council shall not change the boundaries of districts more than once in any two-year period and no such change shall be made within the period of one hundred eighty (180) days preceding a general municipal election. The preceding limitations shall not apply to changes made necessary by changes to the City boundaries. After the Council has exercised its power to change the boundaries of districts, these changes shall immediately be reflected in the district boundaries specified by ordinance adopted by the Council.
D. Residency in Districts. Each member of the Council must also be a resident of the council district from which the member is nominated at the time the member is nominated and elected. In the event any member of the Council shall cease to be a resident of the district from which the member (or, in the case of an appointee, a predecessor) was nominated, the office shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies and as provided in Fullerton Municipal Code section 2.02.020. If a member of the Council ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member (or, in the case of an appointee, a predecessor) was nominated solely because of a change in the boundaries of any district as in this code provided, the member shall not lose office during that term by reason of such change.
E. Current Office Holders. The five members of the city council in office at the time this section takes effect shall continue in office until their terms expire. (Ord. 3230 § 1, 2016)