§ 2. Elective officers.

(a)

The members of the city council of the City of Irving, which includes the mayor and eight (8) council members, shall be the only elective officers of the city, and they shall be elected and hold office and be compensated as herein provided. The mayor and council members shall be elected by the qualified voters of the entire city, but each council member shall be elected to and occupy a place on the council such places being numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 respectively. The places of the council members shall be designated on the official ballot as Council Member Place 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

(b)

No person shall be eligible as a single member district candidate for Place 1, Place 3, Place 4, Place 5, Place 6, or Place 7 on the city council, unless that person is at the time a bona fide resident of that district and will have been for a period of at least twelve (12) months immediately prior to election day.

No person shall be eligible as an at-large candidate for Mayor, or Place 2 or Place 8 on the city council unless that person is at the time a bona fide resident of the city and will have been for a period of at least twelve (12) months immediately prior to election day.

All council members, including those from specific voting districts, should serve all residents, not just those from the council member's district. The mayor and the council members in Place 2 and Place 8 may reside in any portion of the city.

(Ord. No. 889; Ord. No. 1588; Ord. No. 4754, § 3, 8-15-85; Ord. No. 5567, § 3, 1-23-89; Ord. No. 7196, Amd. 2, 1-22-98; Ord. No. 2013-9464, Amd. 5, 5-22-13)