§ 2. Eligibility for office of mayor or councilmember.

(a)

No person shall be eligible as a candidate for or may hold the office of mayor or councilmember unless the person is a citizen of the United States of America, a qualified voter under state law, and has resided for at least one (1) year preceding the date of the election within the corporate limits of the city. No person shall be eligible to hold the office of councilmember unless the person has resided within the council district for which they are a candidate for office for at least six (6) months preceding the date of the election. Members of the council shall continue to reside within the corporate limits of the city and, as applicable, the district to which elected during their term of office. If a member of the council moves outside the city, or outside the district to which elected, or otherwise becomes ineligible, the office is thereupon vacant and shall be filled as provided in this Charter.

(b)

No person shall be elected to serve more than three consecutive regular terms of office as a councilmember or as the mayor; provided that a person may serve up to three regular terms of office as a councilmember and thereafter be elected and serve up to three consecutive regular terms of office as the mayor. A person elected to fill an unexpired [term] of one year or less will remain eligible to serve three regular terms of office.

(Ord. No. 2011-06, § 1, 3-8-2011/Res. No. 2011-05, § 1, 4-24-2011)