Comm No 0023.02 - Proposed Amendment - CA-8 - Terms of Office for Council Members

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(e) A council member elected in either the first special election or second special election in 2020 who is reelected in either the first special election or second special election of 2022 shall serve for four years and shall be eligible for reelection in 2026. If the incumbent council member is reelected in 2026, the council member shall serve for two years and shall not be eligible for reelection in 2028. An election for the affected council district seat shall be called in 2028, and the person duly elected shall serve a four-year term, pursuant to Section 3-2 of this Charter." 2. CA -8 is amended by renumbering Sections 2-5 per the addition of a new Section 2. 3. CA -8 is amended by amending renumbered Section 5 to read as follows: "Section 6. This amendment shall take effect [upon approval by the electorate.] at twelve o'clock meridian on December 5, 2022, and thus apply to terms of office for council members elected in the 2022 first special election or the 2022 second special election." Should you have any questions, please contact our Commission Analyst, Jon Henricks. DSA/jdh