§ 3.01. Municipal elections.

(a)

The regular election for the choice of members of the City Council as provided in Article II shall be held each year on the uniform election day for municipal elections in May established by the Election Code. The Council may by resolution or ordinance order special elections which shall be held as nearly as practicable according to the provisions for a regular election. The hours and places for holding all City elections shall be determined by the City Council. All elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Election Code and all other applicable laws as they now read or may hereafter be amended.

(b)

On the first Saturday in April immediately following adoption of Section 2.01, and the drawing of election district boundaries by the council, the voters shall elect:

(1)

The mayor, place seven (7), for a term of two (2) years.

(2)

Two (2) councilmembers, places five (5) and six (6), for terms of two (2) years each.

(3)

One (1) councilmember for an interim term of one (1) year. This position shall be denominated for such interim term as place four (4) and such councilmember shall be elected from the city at large and may be a resident of any district.

At the next following regular annual municipal election after the one referred to above in this section, the district and at large system provided in Section 2.01 shall take full effect.

(c)

Councilmembers holding office at the time the charter amendments to Section 2.01 are adopted (places one (1), two (2) and three (3)) shall serve the remainder of their unexpired terms as at large members of the council.

(d)

If any councilmember whose term would not otherwise expire at the time of the canvass of the results of the election specified in Section 3.01(b) shall enter said election, such councilmember's term shall be deemed to have been vacated at the time of the canvass of said election results, whether the candidacy of said councilmember is successful or not.

(e)

Neither the mayor nor any member of the council shall become a candidate for election to any position on the council, other than for reelection to the same seat, unless such candidate shall first submit to the city secretary his written resignation from the council to be effective at the time of the canvass of the results of the next regularly scheduled election. If such candidate's unexpired term would otherwise extend beyond the date of such canvass, the city secretary shall notify the council and an election shall be held on the date of the next regularly scheduled election to fill the unexpired term of said resigning councilmember.

(Ord. No. 79-86, § 2, 12-11-79, ratified 1-19-80; Ord. No. 99-057, Amend. No. 7, 2-16-99, ratified 5-1-99; Ord. No. 2006-232, Amend. No. 7, 8-28-06, ratified 11-7-06)