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<br />ARTICLE 3 <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />Section 3 -1. Ci ty C01llnc:il. <br /> <br />(a) The City Council shall be the governing body of the <br />Ci ty, and shall be responsible for exercising all powers and <br />responsibili ties not conferred by this Charter on others. All <br />powers and responsibilities shall be exercised in the manner <br />prescribed in this Charter or, if not provided for in this <br />Charter, the manner provided by ordinance. <br /> <br />(b) The City Council shall consist of <br />Councilmembers and the Mayor. Two (2) Councilmembers <br />nominated and elected from each ward, and the Mayor <br />nominated and elected from the City at large. <br /> <br />six (6) <br />shall be <br />shall be <br /> <br />Section 3-2. Mayor; l>1:ayor Pro Tem. <br /> <br />(a) The Mayor shall preside over meetings of the City <br />Council, but shall be a member of the Council and shall have the <br />same voting powers as any Councilmember. <br /> <br />(b) The Mayor shall exercise such executive powers and <br />responsibilities with respect to the administration of the City as <br />are provided by ordinance. <br /> <br />(c) By the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire <br />Council, a Councilmember shall be appointed as Mayor pro tern, for <br />a two (2) year term, to perform the responsibilities of the Mayor <br />when the Mayor is absent or is otherwise unable to perform the <br />responsibilities of the Mayor. <br /> <br />Section 3-3. Mayor and Councilmembers - Qualifications. <br /> <br />(a) The Mayor shall be a registered elector of the City who <br />has resided within the limits of the City for at least twelve (12) <br />consecutive months immediately preceding the election. If an <br />annexation has occurred, residence within the annexed territory <br />for the prescribed time period shall be deemed to meet the <br />residency requirements of this section. <br /> <br />(b) Each Councilmember shall be a registered elector of the <br />City who has resided in his or her respective ward for at least <br />twelve (12) consecutive months immediately preceding the election. <br />If the boundaries of the ward are changed pursuant to Section 6-4 <br />or as a result of annexation, residence for the prescribed time <br />period, within territory added to the ward, shall be deemed to <br />meet the residency requirements for the ward to which the <br /> <br />5 <br />