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the commencement term. The +„rm of eff ee of aRy elegy+ed- effi..ial .yill A th., upless that day falls en a SatwFday 9F SuRday, iR 40.4horCh r0aSe 4- Shall be the Aput PARR mmediately fellewing, at 12iQQ Re9R ("Ge,;,meneemeHt teFFR"`mil;-eRH at 12 m ir�r. i.,h+ of +he day beferc the rse mrvme RGe vmeRt term § 26-41413. - Terms of office; Residential Areas; term limits. A. Election and Term of Office. Each Commissioner and the Mayor shall be elected at -large for four-year terms by the electors of the City in the manner provided in Article 5 of the Charter. The fear=dear term length fer eaeh 6e iss+eRer aAd- the MayeF whrirzih,Or, of o_f_f_ice of the PAaY9F .d (*ty rcmmic 1Id th ii / F r. the teF o, v��cc o� c��o ...a o� ana c�c c��oSienerS which wei, � erase eif"ire—irr B. Residential areas. The City shall be divided into four residential areas. The Northern Residential Area shall be called Seat 1. The Central Residential Area shall be called Seat 2. The Southern Residential Area shall be called Seat 3 and the Mid -South Residential Area shall be called Seat 4. The boundaries of each residential area shall be established by Ordinance based on population. Said Ordinance is required to be adopted by a super - majority vote or 4-1 vote of the City Commission. The City Commission may from time to time redraw the boundaries of the residential areas to ensure proportionality based on population growth. The boundary changes shall be made available to public immediately upon the adoption of the Ordinance. One Commissioner shall reside in the Northern Residential Area (Seat 1), one Commissioner shall reside in the Central Residential Area (Seat 2); one Commissioner shall reside Southern Residential Area (Seat 3); and one Commissioner shall reside in the Mid -South Residential Area (Seat 4). Persons running from a particular Residential Area must be a resident of the Residential Area which s/he proposes to represent on the Commission continuously for at least one year prior to qualifying, at the time of his/her election and must continue to reside in such Residential Area during his/her term of office. Commissioners holding Seats 1, 2, 3 or 4 are collectively referred to as the "Residential Area Commissioners", individually as a "Residential Area Commissioner". C. Description of seat areas. Seat 1 encompasses the northern residential area of the City and shall consist of all addresses north of 178th Street to the northern corporate City limits. Seat 2 encompasses the central residential area of the City and shall consist of all addresses south of 178th and north of the center line of 172nd Street. Seat 3 encompasses the southern residential area of the City and shall consist of all addresses south of Sunny Isles Boulevard (SR 826) to the southern corporate City limits. Seat 4 encompasses the mid -south residential area of the City and shall consist of all addresses from the south side of 172nd Street south to and including Sunny Isles Boulevard (SR 826). A diagram of the redrawn residential boundary areas, showing the addresses within each seat, is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" (Exhibit A is on file in the City offices). D. Revision of residential boundary areas. The City Commission may from time to time redraw the boundaries of the residential areas to ensure proportionality based on population growth. The boundary changes shall be made available to the public immediately upon the adoption of the ordinance. The boundaries of each residential area @BCL@E01547CD Page 7 of 11 80