City Charter Proposed Effective Nov 1981

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office, the City Council shall, immediately upon the determination of that fact, call a special election to be held not less than forty-five days nor more than seventy days from the date of the general munici- pal election. The two candidates receiv- ing the highest number of votes for the office in the general municipal election shall be declared the candidates for the special election. (d) Elected officialsngltake theiroellce ec- on the first Tuesday follow tion. (e) The qualifications of candidates and electors and the procedure governing general municipal elections shall apply to any special election called pursuant to this section and the notice of election shall be published at least thirty dttys prior to the date of such special election. Sec. 401. Eligibility to hold the office, member ersoCity n snot eligible o hold he (a) A p office of a member of the City Council of the City of Riverside unless such person is a qualified elector within the territory comprising the ward by which such per- son is elected or for which such person is appointed at the time of such election or appointment and continues to be a qual►- tied elector of said ward. If the residence of any member of the City Council is changed to a place out- side the boundaries of the ward from which such member was elected or for which such member was appointed, the office of such member shall become va- cant. The existence of the vacancy shall be declared and filled as provided by Section 404 of this Charter. (b) A person is not eligible to hold the office of mayor unless such person Is a qualified elector of the city at the time of such election or appointment and contin- ues to be a qualified elector of the city. If the residence of the mayor changes to a place outside the bound- aries of the city, the office of the mayor shall become vacant. The existence of the vacancy shall be declared and filled as provided by Section 404 of this Charter. Sec. 402. Wards established. The City of Riverside is hereby an by ordinance shall be divided into seve wards, designated as First Ward, Secon Ward, Third Ward, Fourth Ward, Fift Ward, Sixth Ward, and Seventh Ward The boundaries of wards shall reviewed at least every ten years up the completion of the federal decenni census or more frequently as may t' determined necessary upon receipt of of- ficial census data; and the boundaries of such wards shall be adjusted by the City Council as necessary to provide for sub- stantially equal numbers of residents ent each ward. Such boundary during a councilmember's term shall Oct result in disqualification for membership on the council during such term. Sec. 403. Compensation The members of the City Council shall receive compensation for their ser- vices as such, and in addition shall re- Geive reimbursement for their necessary expenses on order of the City Council for Council -authorized traveling and other ex- penses when on official duty. Each mem- ber shall receive as compensation such amount as may be fixed by ordinance, after a noticed, public hearing, notice Of which has been giigiven by suchuheicaition at least 15 days prior The mayor shall receive compensa- such amount and at suchon f stated times or services nas shall be prescribed by ordinance. Five affirmative votes of he City Council are necessary to establish a level of compensation for the City Council and the mayor. Once a level of compensation for City Council members and the mayor is estab- lished, such level will not beliper itteing sd o change automatically by compensation to an external factor; every change in Such fi a aIffirmat velovotes of he n must be approved by City Council. Sec. 404. Vacancies. from A vacancy in an elective office, whatever cause arising, except in the event of a successful recall, shall be filled by appointment by the City Council, such appointee to hold office until the first Tuesday following the next general mu- nicipal election and until his successor qualifies. At the next general municipal election following any vacancy, a succes- sor shall be elected to serve for the re- mainder of any unexpired term. If a member of the City Council or the mayor is absent from three consecutive regular meetings of the City Council, un- less by permission of the City Council n expressed in its official minutes, or is d convicted of a crime involving moral turpi- h tude, the office of such person shall be- come vacant. be The City Council shall declare the on existence of any vacancy. In the event it al shall fail to fill a vacancy by appointment within sixty days after such office shall