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8.C. - Page 12 <br />and shall be the legislative body of the eCity, each of the members of which, including the Mayor, <br />shall have the right to vote upon all questions before it. <br />Ceunefl ,rembefs Councilmembers shall be elected at each general municipal election and shall <br />hold office for the term of four years from and after the Monday next succeeding the day of such <br />election or, if such election shall have been consolidated with a statewide election or a school <br />district election, from and after the first regular meeting of the eCouncil following the canvass of <br />the returns of the election and the declaration of the results by the agency or officer so <br />empowered. GGenu' members Councilmembers shall hold office until successors are elected and <br />qualified. The eetinei members Councilmembers in office at the time of this eCharter taking <br />effect shall continue in office until the end of the terms for which they were respectively elected. <br />Any vacancy occurring in the Council shall be filled by appointment by the remaining eexireil <br />member Councilmembers; but in the event that said remaining e <br />Councilmembers fail to fill such vacancy by appointment within 6o days after such vacancy <br />occurs, they must immediately cause an election to be held to fill such vacancy; provided, <br />however, that any person appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold office only until the next <br />regular election, at which date a person shall be elected to serve for the remainder of such <br />unexpired term. In case a member of the Council is absent from the eCity for a period of 90 days, <br />unless by permission of the Council, or ceases to be a resident and elector of the City, such <br />member's office shall by the Council be declared vacant and the same filled as in the case of other <br />vacancies. <br />The Council may provide by resolution for compensation of its members in an amount not to <br />exceed that allowed for eeunefl members Councilmembers of general law cities of equivalent <br />population. Adjustments to the initial rate of compensation established after the effective date of <br />the amendment hereto providing for compensation by reference to eeuneil member <br />councilmember compensation of general law cities may be made in amounts not to exceed those <br />allowed for general law city eetineil members councilmembers. Provision for payment in <br />accordance with the foregoing may be made when the amendment hereto providing for such <br />compensation is filed with the Secretary of State, but in no event before July 1, 1982. <br />No eCouncilmember shall be eligible during the term for which he eke they were appointed <br />or elected to hold any other office or employment with the eCity, except as a member of any board, <br />commission, or committee thereof, of which he or- she they is are constituted such member by <br />general law or by this Charter. (As amended April 9, 1968, Approved by Legislature April 29, <br />1968, Stats.1968 Chapter 76) (As amended April 13,1982, certified by Secretary of State June 10, <br />1982; as amended April 10, 1984, certified by Secretary of State June 21, 1984.) (As amended <br />November 4,1986, filed Secretary of State January 5, 1987) <br />Section 9a. CONSECUTIVE TERMS <br />No person shall be eligible to hold office as a eCouncilmemberma-n for more than four consecutive <br />terms of office. A partial term to which a person is appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in the <br />Page 5 of 45 <br />ATTY/CHARTER AMENDMENTS/2017/2017 DRAFT CHARTER AMENDMENTS <br />REV: 11-29-17 JS <br />