Sec. 19. - Regular and special elections.
Sec. 20. - Limitation on terms of office.
Sec. 19. - Regular and special elections.
The City Clerk shall be responsible for administering all City elections in accordance with the State Election Code and other applicable state law, provided that the Council may, by ordinance, make rules and regulations not inconsistent with state law. Candidates filing for office must pay a $100.00 filing fee or provide a petition with signatures of registered voters as provided by State law.
(Ord. No. 85965, § 1 (Prop. 5), 5-5-97)
Sec. 20. - Limitation on terms of office.
No person shall be eligible to hold any elected office for more than four full terms, and shall not be placed on the ballot for election to any term if service for the full term would constitute a violation hereof. For the purpose of this section, the office of Mayor shall be considered a separate office from other Council places.
(Ord. No. 85965, § 1 (Prop. 5), 5-5-97; Ord. No. 2008-11-17-1010, §§ 4, 5 (Prop. 1), 11-17-08)
Editor's note—
The effective date of the November 4, 2008 amendment to the City Charter shall be December 1, 2008. The amendment approved on November 4, 2008 is not applicable to any current or former mayors or members of City Council, whether appointed or elected.
FOOTNOTE(S):
(2) Editor's note— Ordinance No. 85965, § 1 (Prop. 5), adopted May 5, 1997, deleted article III, §§ 19—25 and provided for the following provisions to read as herein set out. Formerly, such article pertained to similar provisions and derived from an election effective 1-1-52; Ord. No. 44391, § 1 (Prop. 4), 10-3-74; Ord. No. 73584, 5-6-91; Ord. No. 85965, § 1 (Prop. 1), 5-5-97. (Back)