§ 2. Councilmember: Qualifications.  


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  • a.

    Councilmembers shall be residents and registered voters of the city, and the councilmembers from wards shall be actual residents of their respective wards. Removal of a councilmember from the ward for which he was elected shall cause a vacancy in the office of that councilmember. Councilmembers shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, must have been residents of the city for at least one (1) year next preceding their election or appointment to fill vacancies, and must at the time of their election or appointment to fill vacancies be residents in good faith of the respective wards from which they are elected or appointed.

    b.

    No councilmember may hold any position in the city government by appointment by the city manager.