(a) First election. At the time of its adoption, this charter shall be in effect to the extent necessary in order that the first election of mayor and members of the city council may be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this charter. The first election shall be held on November 8, 1994 or the first available Tuesday after that as determined by election officials. The Sioux Falls city officials to be designated shall prepare and adopt temporary regulations applicable only to the first election and designed to insure its proper conduct and to prevent fraud and provide for recount of ballots in cases of doubt or fraud.
The term of the two at large council members receiving the most votes among the at large candidates in the first election shall be four (4) years. The term of the at large council member receiving the third largest vote counts among the at large candidates shall be two (2) years.
The terms of the two council members receiving the most votes among the five (5) elected by the five (5) districts in the first election shall be four years. The term of the other three council members elected by district shall be two (2) years.
The five (5) districts for the first election and until the redistricting required after the 2000 census, shall be as follows:
(1) The southwest district shall be comprised of the following complete precincts: 4-4, 4-5/6, 10-1/7, 10-3/5 and 11-1, 10-4, and 10-6.
(2) The southeast district shall be comprised of the following complete precincts: 3-4, 3-6, 3-7/8, 3-9, 9-5, 9-6, 9-8/9, 10-2 and 12-1.
(3) The northwest district shall be comprised of the following complete precincts: 4-3, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1, 6-2, 7-1, 7-3, and 11-2/3.
(4) The northeast district shall be comprised of the following complete precincts: 7-2, 7-4, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 9-1, 9-2, 9-4, and 9-7.
(5) The central district shall be comprised of the following complete precincts: 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, and 9-3.
(b) Time of taking full effect. The charter shall be in full effect for all purposes on and after January 1, 1995.
(c), (d) Reserved.
(e) Initial expenses. The initial expenses of the mayor and city council shall be paid by the city on vouchers signed by the mayor.
(f) Salary of mayor and council members. The mayor’s salary having been established in the amount of $75,000 by this provision in 1995, each other council member shall receive an annual salary in the amount of fifteen (15) percent of the mayor’s salary. The mayor’s salary shall automatically be adjusted annually for inflation or deflation with each other council persons salary thereafter adjusted to be equal to fifteen (15) percent of the mayor’s new adjusted salary. No meeting fees shall be paid to the mayor nor city council members.
(Ref. of 5-7-96; 4-11-00, § H)