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• the extent they are not inconsistent with this Charter, shall remain in full force and effect until repealed or changed as provided herein. 2 . TITLE II, ' LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, CHAPTER ' 1, CITY COUNCIL Shall be amended as follows : Section 21..03 shall be deleted and replaced with the following provision: Section 21. 03 : -Council -Seats : _ The City Council shall be comprised of five ( 5) council members. Each council member shall hold one .( 1) seat. Seats on the City Council will be numbered 1 through 5, by ordinance of the City Council. Thereafter, each candidate for City Council shall designate the seat number to which he or she is seeking election. Candidates .for City Council may seek election to no more than one ( 1) council seat. Elections for council seats shall be by the voters of the City at large. The candidate receiving the most votes among those seeking =election to a particular seat, shall be entitled to occupy that seat for the term -set out below. • Section 21. 031 shall be enacted and shall henceforth read as follows : Section 21. 031: Election and Terms : The regular election of council members shall be held on the second Tuesday of April each year. Nothing hereinshall increase or decrease the term of any council member_ elected prior to or contemp"oraneous with enactment of" triis Charter. City Council shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City for a term of office of two (2 ) years. The term of office shall begin on the third ( 3rd) day after their election. At the first election under this Charter, two (2 ) council members shall be elected for seats 2 and 4 . Thereafter, on the second election under this Charter, three ( 3 ) council members shall be elected for seats 1, 3 and 5. Section 21. 07 shall be amended and shall . henceforth read as follows': Section 21. 07 : Compensation of Members : The City Council may have the power by ordinance or resolution, to fix such compensation for its members, provided, however, that the compensation of members of the City Council shall not be changed so as to effect an increase for any member for the term to which that member has already been elected. 3 : TITLE II,, LEGISLATIVE__DEP_ARTMENT,: CHAPTER . _POWERS _ Chapter 2, shall be deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following Section: Section 22 . 01: Powers of the Council: All powers of the City shall be vested in the City Council, except as otherwise provided by law or this Charter and the City Council shall ' provide for the exercise thereof and for the performance of all duties and obligations imposed on the City by -law. 4 . TITLE III, . EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, CHAPTER 2, MAYOR Chapter 2 shall be amended and shall include the • BOOK 1984 ['A K 1 O 07