§ 8. Term of office.

(a)

The term for each council member, which includes the mayor and the persons holding each of the eight (8) other places on the city council, elected at a regular municipal election shall be three (3) years.

(b)

A member of the city council ceasing to reside in the city during the term of office shall immediately forfeit that office.

(c)

Seating of newly elected council members:

(1)

Members of the city council elected at the regular election shall take office at the next city council meeting following the date the city council canvasses the returns and declares the results of the regular municipal election.

(2)

Should a runoff election be necessary, members of the city council elected at the runoff election shall take office at the next city council meeting following the date that the city council canvasses the returns and declares the results of the runoff election.

(d)

No member of the city council shall be elected for more than three (3) full consecutive terms of three (3) years each in the same position on the city council as a councilperson.

(e)

A council member who has served three (3) full consecutive terms of three (3) years in the same place on the council may not run for another place on the city council for one (1) year after leaving office, except that in the case of the person holding office other than the mayor, that person may run for mayor. A mayor who has served three (3) full consecutive terms may not run for mayor or another place on council for one (1) year.

(Ord. No. 889; Ord. No. 1588; Ord. No. 4754, § 3, 8-15-85; Ord. No. 7196, Amd. 2, 1-22-98; Ord. No. 2013-9464, Amds. 2, 3, 7, 8, 5-22-13)