[Ord. No. 16-19]
The City Council shall consist of seven members. Three of the members, including the Mayor, shall be known as "Council members at large"; and are to be nominated and elected by the qualified electors of the City at large. One member shall be elected both as Mayor and Council member at large. The other four Council members shall be known as "ward Council members"; they are to be nominated and elected by the qualified voters in their respective wards, in the regular City election. The Mayor shall be elected to the position of Mayor by the voters of the City.
The Council by ordinance shall divide the City into four Council wards of substantially equal population. These wards are to be designated as Council Wards 1, 2, 3 and 4.[1]
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 60, Precincts and Wards, of the Code of Ordinances.
To be eligible to be elected to and to retain a Council position, a person must be a voter of Marion; and if seeking or elected to represent a Council ward, then that person must be a legal resident of that ward at the time petition is filed and at the time of election.
[Amended 3-23-2023 by Ord. No. 23-02]
All seven Council members, including the Mayor, are to be elected for staggered terms of four years.
The Council by ordinance shall prescribe the compensation of the Mayor and the other Council members, but an increase in the compensation of the Mayor or other Council members does not become effective during the term in which the increase is adopted; and the Council may not adopt such an ordinance during the month of November or December immediately following a regular City election. The current City compensation provisions of the Code of Ordinances shall continue in full force and effect until changed by the City Council in the manner provided by law.
The Council shall exercise all duties and responsibilities and enjoy the powers provided for in § 372.13 of the Code of Iowa, as amended..
The Mayor shall be elected at large by the voters of the City as provided for herein, and is a Council member at large. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council and the official representative of the City. The Mayor shall exercise all other duties and responsibilities as provided for in § 372.14 of the Code of Iowa.