Members of the City Council, except for the mayor, shall be elected on a district-based electoral system from four single-member City Council districts pursuant to Government Code Sections 34886 and 34871. For purposes of this section, the term "district-based electoral system" shall mean the election of City Councilmembers by the voters of the district alone. The Mayor shall be elected by the voters of the entire City.
(Ord. 862-19 § 2, 2019)
A. 
Members of the City Council, except for the Mayor, shall be elected on a district-based electoral system, from the four City Council districts reflected in Exhibit A. The Mayor shall be elected by voters of the entire City.
B. 
Except as provided in subsection C, each member of the City Council 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 in, and be a registered voter in, the City Council district in which that candidate is seeking election at the time nomination papers are issued to that candidate pursuant to Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227. Termination of residency in a district by a member of the City Council shall create an immediate vacancy for that City Council district unless a substitute residence within the district is established within thirty days after that termination of residency.
C. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the members of City Council in office at the time the ordinance codified in this article 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.
D. 
The City Council districts described in this section shall be adjusted following each decennial Federal census, as required by California Elections Code Section 21600, et seq., or by other law.
(Ord. 862-19 § 2, 2019; Ord. 896-22 § 2, 2022)
Members of the City Council shall be elected from City Council District 1 at the November 2020 general municipal election, and every four years thereafter. Members of the City Council shall be elected from City Council Districts 2, 3, and 4 at the November 2022 general municipal election, and every four years thereafter.
(Ord. 862-19 § 2, 2019)