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• following new Sections: Section 32 . 03 : Election and Term: . Mayor shall be .elected by the qualified voters of the City for a term of two (2 ) years. The Mayor ' s term of office shall coincide with the term of office of council members elected to - seats 2 and 4 and the Mayor shall stand for election at each regularly scheduled election of the council members seeking election to those seats.. Section 32 . 04 :. Compensation of Mayor: The City Council shall have the .power. by ordinance or resolution, -to fix such compensation for the office of • • mayor. No such ordinance or resolution - shall increase the •compensation for any mayor for the term to which that -individual has already been elected. 5. TITLE V, ELECTIONS, CHAPTER 1, PROCEDURE Chapter 1 shall be amended and henceforth read as follows: • Section 51. 01 : Time of Holding: A general election for the choosing of officers of said City shall be held on the second Tuesday in April of each year, and officers elected shall qualify and take offices on the third day after election, and such special elections shall be held from time to time as may be authorized by Ordinance. Section 51. 02 : Qualifications of electors: Every male and female person over eighteen ( is) years of age, who shall have resided in the City of Zephyrhills for the minimum period allowable by state law prior to any election and who shall have registered pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida, shall be qualified elector in any election held in and for the City. The City Council shall provide by Ordinance, for the • regulation of all qualified electors within the City. Section 51 . 041: Qualifications of Candidates: • Any person seeking the office of either City Council or Mayor, must be a qualified and registered voter of the City of Zephyrhills and have been a resident of the City for a six ( 6 ) month period immediately next preceding the election to qualify for any City elective office. Resident: In order for a candidate to be a resident of the City, that candidate must have his or her primary physical residence and dwelling within the boundaries of the City at all times material, prior to election and during the en.ti.re ter_mv.- It. is -the - intent of this Charter that the term "resident" as used herein to describe any person seeking or holding elective office in the City shall be strictly construed. Section 51. 042 : Resignation of Elected Official Upon Change of Residency: If, at any time during his or her term of office,.. an. elected official shall cease to be a resident of the City of Zephyrhills, said public official shall be deemed to be -no longer qualified ta. hold the office to whichhe or she was elected and shall immediately and henceforth resign from the position to which he or she was elected. Said vacancy-' shall be filled by the City Council in accordance with this Charter. • • BOOK 19 8 4 PhiE'l:008