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members shall represent the districts, unless otherwise specified, the districts shall coincide with the county council districts, and no district shall have two representatives until all districts have a representative, and no district shall have three representatives until all districts have two representatives. Should a redistricting .occur, retention of such officials under the new structure shall be at the discretion of the appointing authority, even for districts which remain unchan ed. -The terms PP 9 9 of any officials who are retained under a redistricting shall remain .unchanged unless the charter as amended provides otherwise. Section 13-5. Oaths of Office. [Delete the word "his" ; change " . . ." to "(name of position)"] Section 13-9. Non-Civil Service Status and Classification. From and after the full effective date of this charter, no county position which is • exempt from the civil service laws shall be included in a position classification plan established under the civil service laws. • Section 13-10. Prohibitions. [Change "any office or position under his supervision" to "any county office" ; add "son-in-law" and "daughter-in-law" to the list of relatives.] Section 13-13. Contracts. The county may enter into contracts with private parties, the United States, or any other governmental body therein, for the performance of any function or activity which the county is authorized to perform. All written contracts to which the county is a party • shall : . . . Section 13-20. Records and Meetings Open to the Public. 4b)' [Add a last paragraph :] When a decision is reached contrary to public testimony, members of the council , board or commission , individually or as a group, shall give the reasons for their votes, and if possible, suggest ways in which legitimate concerns not addressed by the decision might be resolved. (c) [Change "resume" to "summary" .] (e) [Remove title and parenthetic sentence; change "connected" to "connected with" .] Section 13-22. Coordination of Work. [Change "building" to "buildings" ; change "which he might require of the employees of his agency" to "which might be required of employees of the first agency" .] Section 13-23. Declaration of Emergencies. The mayor may declare emergencies when the peace, life, property, health, safety or well-being of • the community are endangered, but the failure or refusal of the mayor to make such a declaration shall not preclude the council from finding that an ,emergency exists. • Section 13-24. Waiver of Charter Provisions. [Change "duly advertised" to "a duly advertised" .] Section 13-28. Validation of Petitions. Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this charter , Validation of a petition calling for a vote by . the electorate on any subject within their purview shall be subject to the • 594