At each general election after the adoption of this charter, two councilors will be elected for four-year terms by position. The terms of councilors in office when this charter is adopted are the terms for which they were elected.
At every general election after the adoption of this charter, a mayor will be elected for a four-year term. The term of the mayor in office when this charter is adopted is the term for which the mayor was elected.
City elections must conform to state law except as this charter or ordinances provide otherwise. All elections for city offices must be nonpartisan.
(a)
To hold a city elective position, each person must be a qualified elector under state law, and reside within the city for at least one year immediately before election or appointment to office.
(b)
No person may be a candidate at a single election for more than one city office.
(c)
Neither the mayor nor a councilor may be employed by the city.
(d)
The council is the final judge of the election and qualifications of its members.
The council must prescribe by ordinance other procedures for the nomination and election of persons for city elective positions.
The term of an officer elected at a general election begins at the first council meeting of the calendar year immediately after the election, and continues until the successor qualifies and assumes the office. No person shall be eligible to serve as an elected position for more than five (5) total number of terms. No person shall be eligible to serve as the Mayor for more than two (2) total terms. Terms served as Mayor count towards the total five (5) terms in an elected position. An elected or appointed partial term does not count towards those limits. The calculation of terms shall include those preceding the passage of this Section.
(Res. No. 24-09, 4/16/2024, ballot measure approved November 5, 2024)
To hold a city elective position each person must swear or affirm to faithfully perform the duties of the office and support the constitutions and laws of the United States and Oregon.
A city elective position becomes vacant:
(b)
Upon declaration by the council after the incumbent's:
(1)
Failure to qualify for the office within 10 days of the time the term of office is to begin,
(2)
Absence from the city for 30 days without council consent, or from all council meetings within a 60-day period,
(3)
Ceasing to reside in the city,
(4)
Ceasing to be a qualified elector under state law,
(5)
Conviction of a public offense punishable by loss of liberty,
(6)
Assuming another elected office,
(7)
Resignation from the office, or
(8)
Removal under Section 33(h).
A vacant city elective position will be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining councilors. The appointee's term of office runs from appointment until expiration of the term of office of the last person elected to that office. If a disability prevents a councilor from attending council meetings, a majority of the council may appoint a councilor pro tem.