Pursuant to California Government Code Section 34886 and the schedule established in Section 2.14.030 of this chapter, commencing with the November 2020 general municipal election, the members of the Imperial Beach City Council shall be elected by-districts in four single-member districts. The Mayor shall be separately elected on a Citywide basis. Each Councilmember shall serve a term of four years. The Mayor shall serve a term of four years. The City's bydistrict electoral system shall be conducted in accordance with California Government Code Section 34871(c).
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A. 
Pursuant to Section 2.14.010 of this chapter and beginning with the general municipal election in November 2020, members of the City Council shall be elected on a by-district basis as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 34871(c), from the four Council Districts as established and amended from time to time by ordinance, and numerically designated as District 1, District 2, District 3, and District 4.
B. 
One member of the City Council shall be elected from each electoral district established by this section and subsequently reapportioned pursuant to applicable state and federal law, by the voters of that district alone, except for the Mayor, who shall be elected Citywide. In accordance with Section 2.14.010, each Councilmember shall serve a four-year term until his or her successor has qualified.
C. 
Except as provided in subsection D of this section, the Councilmember elected to represent a district must reside in that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any candidate for City Council must live, and be a registered voter in, the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued, pursuant to California Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227. Termination of residency in a district by a Councilmember shall create an immediate vacancy for that Council District unless a substitute residence within the district is established within 30 days after the termination of residency.
D. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, each of the Councilmembers in office at the time this chapter takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the full term to which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is qualified. Vacancies in Councilmember offices elected at-large may be filled from the City at large. At the end of the term of each Councilmember, excluding the separate office of Mayor, that member's successor shall be elected on a by-district basis in the districts established in subsection A of this section and as subsequently reapportioned as provided by law. A vacancy in a Councilmember office elected by-district shall be filled by a person qualified to hold the office, who is a resident of the district.
E. 
Nothing in this section shall affect the election of the Mayor, who shall remain elected on a Citywide basis in accordance with Government Code Sections 34871(c) and 34900 et seq.
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A. 
Consistent with Sections 2.14.010 and 2.14.020, Councilmembers from Council Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected beginning at the General Municipal Election in November 2020, and every four years thereafter, as such Council Districts shall be amended.
B. 
Consistent with Sections 2.14.010 and 2.14.020, the Councilmembers from Council Districts 1 and 3 shall be elected beginning at the General Municipal Election in November 2022, and every four years thereafter, as such Council Districts shall be amended.
C. 
The election schedule for the Mayor is not affected by this section.
(Ord. 2018-1178 § 4)
The City Clerk shall maintain a map of the City showing the current boundaries and numbers of each City Council district as they are established and may be amended from time to time by ordinance of the City Council.
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