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05/20/2019 "2.27.7. CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ELECTIONS: A. Declaration of Purpose. The City Council hereby declares that the change of method of electing members of this Council hereby enacted is being made in furtherance of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. B. City Council Districts Established. Seven City Council districts are hereby established in the City of Redwood City. The boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described on the Council District Map as attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein; C. Election of Members of the City Council by District. 1. Following the effective date of this ordinance and upon the commencement of "by district" elections in the order established in Section 2.D of this Code, Members of the City Council shall be elected "by district" as defined in California Government Code Section 34871 or any successor statute. Any candidate for City Council must have been a resident and elector of the district in which he or she seeks election for at least thirty days before the time he or she files nominating papers or equivalent declaration of candidacy for such office, or such person's appointment to fill a vacancy therein. No term of any Member of the City Council that commenced prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall be affected by the adoption of this Ordinance. 2. Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for a Member of the City Council shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which the Member is to be elected. 3. The terms of the office of each Member elected to the City Council shall remain four (4) years. D. Commencement of District Elections. Commencing on the general municipal election in 2020 and every four years thereafter the voters in districts 1, 3, 4, and 7, shall elect Members of the City Council by district for full four (4) year terms. At the general municipal election in 2022 and every four years thereafter, the voters in districts 2, 5, and 6 shall elect Members of the City Council by district for full four (4) year terms. The term of office of any council member who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which he or she was elected. Section 2. Technical Adjustments and metes -and -bounds. If necessary to facilitate the implementation of this Ordinance, the City Clerk is authorized to make technical adjustments to the district boundaries that do not substantively affect the populations in the districts, the eligibility of candidates, or the residence of elected officials within any district. The City Clerk shall consult with the City Manager and City Attorney ATTY/ORD.483/CC DISTRICT ELECTIONS ORDINANCE MAP 13H ORDINANCE NO. 2463 REV: 05-15-19 VR MUFF NO. 307 Page 3 of 5