A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the City Council member elected to represent a district must reside in that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any candidate for City Council must live in, and be a registered voter in, the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued, pursuant to California Government Code section 34882 and California Elections Code section 10227. Termination of residency in a district by a City Council member shall create an immediate vacancy for that Council district unless a substitute residence within the district is established within thirty (30) days after the termination of residency.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the members of the City Council in office at the time this chapter takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the full term to which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is qualified. A vacancy prior to the expiration of such full term shall be filled from the City on an at-large basis and in accordance with law. At the end of the term of each City Council member, that member's successor shall be elected on a by- district basis in the districts established in section 2.03.030 of this chapter and as provided in section 2.03.010 of this chapter. (Ord. 2848, 2017)