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<br />fide residents of the districts in which they seek election, shall possess the <br />qualifications prescribed by this Charter and by V.T.C.A. Election Code, Chapter 141, <br />as amended, and shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters residing in <br />their respective districts. <br /> <br />At the first regular meeting of the eouneil, or spedal meeting, if the same is <br />neeessary, following eaeh annual election held on the first Saturday in May, the <br />members of the dty eouneil so eleeted by majority "ote shall eleet a mayor and <br />mayer pro tem from among their members. <br /> <br />At the first re!!ular meetin!! of the council. or snecial meetin!! if the same is <br />necessary. after which votes are canvassed for each annual election held in or <br />about May. includin~ any runoff election that is necessary. the newly comprised <br />city council shall elect from amon~ its members a mayor and mavor pro tern. <br />each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The mavor pro tern shall <br />act as mayor durin~ the absence or disability of the mavor. In the absence or <br />disability of both. the council shall desi~nate a member as temporarv presidin!! <br />officer. <br /> <br />The members of the eity eouneil shall serre not more than two terms in <br />sueeession and until their sueeessors shall have been eleeted and qualified; and <br />they shall be ineligible to sueeeed themselves for any additional sueeessive terms. <br /> <br />The members of the city council shall serve not more than two consecutive two- <br />year terms. after which two years must nass before they are a~ain eli~ible to <br />serve on the council. Any unexnired term to which a member is appointed shall <br />not be counted toward such consecutive terms. Members shall serve until their <br />successors have been elected and qualified. <br />~ <br /> <br />EXPLANATION: Conforms with changing state election requirements by <br />requiring that elections be held on uniform election dates, that now occurring on <br />the second Saturday in May; provides that the selection of a new mayor and mayor <br />pro tem be delayed until after any runoff election has been held and canvassed; <br />permits the council to designate a member as temporary presiding officer whenever <br />neither a mayor or mayor pro tem is present; clarifies that an appointed term will <br />not count against the two consecutive two-year terms a councilman is permitted to <br />serve. <br /> <br />8 <br />