THE CITY COMMISSION
There is hereby created, commencing January 1, 1980, a City Commission to consist of 7 electors of the City elected at large, each of whom shall be elected for a term of 4 years beginning January 1, after their elections, as hereinafter set forth. Four of the City Commissioners shall be elected at the Municipal election to be held in 1979 and in alternate Municipal elections thereafter; three shall be elected at the Municipal election to be held in 1981 and in alternate Municipal elections thereafter.
No person shall be qualified to be elected to the City Commission or to be appointed to fill an unexpired term of more than two (2) years of another person’s election or appointment to the City Commission if serving the term being sought in an election or the balance of the term to which the appointment is being made would result in the person serving on the City Commission more than twelve (12) years of the sixteen (16) year period ending the end of the term to which the person is seeking election or to which the person would be appointed. For purposes of determining whether a person is qualified to be elected, the filling of an unexpired City Commission Member term of less than 2 years shall not constitute a term, and the period of less than two (2) years shall not be used for purposes of calculating whether a City Commission Member has exceeded twelve (12) years of service in a sixteen (16) year period. This limitation shall be effective for all terms that commence or appointments that are effective on or after November 8, 2016.
All of the powers of the City, except such as are vested in the Board of Education and except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by the Constitution of the State, are hereby vested in the City Commission; and except as otherwise prescribed by this Charter or by the Constitution of the State, the City Commission may by ordinance or resolution prescribe the manner in which any power of the City shall be exercised. In the absence of such provision as to any power, such power shall be exercised in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the general laws of the State applicable to municipalities.
(Amended 11-8-16.)