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Election Mail v Dear City of Atlantic Beach Voter: Your 2015 Municipal Election for Mayor and Commissioner Seat 2 is underway, and we are pleased to present your household with this sample ballot. (The race for Commission Seat 3 was unopposed and will not appear on the ballot). This publication gives you the information you need to successfully vote by mail or on Election Day. This sample contains detailed information regarding the two questions that appear on the ballot. Please be sure to review this prior to voting. We always encourage voters to take advantage of voting by mail. To order a vote by mail ballot, visit www.duvalelections.com or call the Supervisor of Elections at (904) 630-1414. However, this sample ballot is not a vote by mail ballot. Do not mail it back. We hope you will use it as a guide for filling out your actual ballot on Election Day. If you have any questions, please call Atlantic Beach City Hall at (904) 247-5800. 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UNABLE TO F OR WARD BC: 32233546199 *0238-93299-02-17 :LIIVM3t1E7h4si Polling Location: Precinct Number Oceanside Church of Christ 1312.1 1025 Snug Harbor Ct VOTING BY MAIL PRECINCT VOTING ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF ID All registered voters are permitted to vote On Election Day, polls will be , absentee under Florida law. A voter, or, if open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Valid Florida driver license directly instructed by the voter,a member of You must vote in the precinct Florida ID issued by DHSMV a voter's immediate family or voter's legal where you live. Please US Passport guardian, may request an absentee ballot make sure that we have your Signed Debit/Credit Card from the Elections Office in person, by mail, current address so that your Military ID by fax, by telephone or online through the name appears in the correct Student ID website. A request for an absentee ballot precinct. You are required Retirement Center ID to be mailed must be received no later to present current and valid Neighborhood Assoc. ID than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19, PICTURE AND SIGNATURE Public Assistance ID 2015. Absentee ballots must be received IDENTIFICATION to vote a by the Elections Office no later than 7 p.m. \ regular ballot. (Expired IDs are not valid) on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. To check the status of your absentee request, visit Last Day to • Election Day precincts www.duvalelections.com, click VOTER Register to Vote \ STATUS. MEM= CF:>, are accessible by persons with disabilities. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TEXT TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT(904)247-5800. Sec.43. Elections: Canvassing board,duties. The City of Atlantic Beach e e- e e: -:•-•• -• - ••: •: , - : •elegates the election canvassing responsibilities for all city elections to the Duval County Canvassing Board. • •: : :• • •-:••e: : .:• :, :e ._:••:• ••:••:: ._ e - - - :e - - •- : . The Atlantic Beach-Canvassing Board shall may meet in Atlantic Beach, or at a location as decided by the Duval County Canvassing Board in a building accessible to the public to publicly canvass the absentee electors'ballots and provisional ballots as provided for in Florida Statutes. Public notice of canvassing shall be given at least 48 hours in advance in a publication of general circulation in the City of Atlantic Beach. The canvass shall be made from the returns and certificates of the inspectors as signed and filed by them. The canvassing board shall submit to the Supervisor of Elections the preliminary returns by 11:59 pm on election night. See Fla.Stat. Chapters 101 and 102 for a complete listing of Canvassing Board duties. After each city election, the Canvassing Board shall issue an official Certification of Election to the city clerk.The clerk shall provide a certificate of election to the candidates elected. Sec.44.Power of initiative. ... Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the city commission by a petition signed by registered electors of the city equal in number to at least twenty- ° sixteen percent(16%)of the registered electors at the last regular municipal election. Sec.45.Power of referendum. ... Ordinances submitted to the city commission by initiative petition and passed by the city commission without change shall be subject to the referendum. Within twenty-thirty (30) days after the enactment by the city commission of any ordinance which is subject to a referendum, a petition signed by registered electors of the city equal to at least • : -:• - -°. sixteen percent (16%)of the registered electors at the last preceding regular municipal election may be filed with the city clerk requesting any such ordinance be either repealed by the city commission or submitted to a vote of the electors. Sec.47.Filing,examination and certification of petitions. All petition papers comprising an initiative or referendum petition shall be assembled and filed with the city clerk as one instrument.Within twenty thirty(30) days after a petition is filed, the city clerk shall determine whether each page of the petition has a proper statement of the circulator and whether the petition is signed by a sufficient number of qualified electors... Sec.50.Consideration by city commission. ...A proposed initiative ordinance shall be read and a public hearing shall be held upon the proposed ordinance. The city commission shall take final action on the ordinance not later than sixty(60)days after the date on which such ordinance was submitted to the city commission. Such final action shall be decided by at least a four-fifths affirmative vote of the full city commission to approve,amend or deny. If such ordinance is one which is referred for reconsideration by the city commission, it shall be brought forth for its final vote upon such reconsideration and the question shall be, "Shall the ordinance specified in the referendum be repealed?"Such final action shall also be decided by at least a four-fifths affirmative vote of the full city commission. Sec.51.Submission to electors. If the city commission shall fail to pass an ordinance proposed by initiative petition or shall pass it in a form different from that set forth, or if the city commission fails to repeal an ordinance referred for reconsideration,the proposed or referred ordinance shall be submitted to the electors not less than thirty(30) days nor more than one year from the date the city commission takes its final vote. If no regular election is to be held within the specified time frame, the city commission may shall provide for a special election. Sec.53.Availability of list of qualified electors. Lists of qualified electors or registers may be purchased obtained from the Supervisor of Elections for Duval County in accordance with the provisions of F.S. 08.21198.045(3). Sec.55. Reserved. Sec.59.Zoning,land development regulations and maximum building height. ... The only property excepted from this height limitation shall be certain parts of the existing Sea Turtle Inn hotel property, located at 1 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Beach,Florida, ... Sec.61.Suits. No suit shall be brought against the city for damages - 2. _ _• - :e:: _-- -- , unless all provisions of state law have been met. Upon receiving notice of any suit,the city manager shall : •e:• • _. _. _ - : . : - :• -- - _ 2.2• 22. :inform the city commission of the lawsuit as soon as practical. _ - _ . ._ _ •• _ Z: _ 2:. • . Upon receipt of a written claim for damages by an injured party the city commission may, by ordinance,make a settlement of the claim. Sec.66.Personal interest. No member of the city commission,any officer of the city or department head shall have a financial interest,direct or indirect,in any contract or in the sale to the city or to a contractor supplying the city of any land or rights or interests in any land, material,supplies or services.Any wit Alwillful violation of this section shall constitute malfeasance in office,and shall be grounds for removal or termination.Any contract entered into in violation of this section shall be voidable by the city manager or the city commission. Sec.68.Oath of office. Every officer and employee of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office,take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation,to be filed and kept in the office of the city clerk: ... Sec.78.Separability-Severability clause. ARTICLE XVIII.WHEN ACT TAKES EFFECT AND PERIODIC REVIEW Sec.81.Periodic Review A Charter Review Committee consisting of at least nine(9)and no more than fifteen (15)electors of the City shall be appointed by the City Commission every eight (8) years to review the City Charter and propose any amendments or revisions, which may be advisable for placement on the regular municipal election ballot. The City Commission shall appoint the Charter Review Committee in January of the year immediately preceding the election with a definite and specific charge. The Charter Review Committee shall meet for the purpose of organization within thirty(30)days after the appointments have been made. The Charter Review Committee shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its membership. Further meetings of the Charter Review Committee shall be held upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members of the Charter Review Committee. All meetings shall be open to the public. No Charter amendment or revision shall be submitted to the electorate for adoption unless favorably voted upon by a majority of the entire membership of the Charter Review Committee. No later than one-hundred and eighty(180)days prior to the regular municipal election,the Charter Review Committee shall deliver to the City Commission the proposed amendments or revisions, if any, to the City Charter. Each proposed amendment shall embrace but one subject and matter directly connected therewith. The City Commission may by resolution place such amendments or revisions as approved by the Charter Review Committee on the next regular municipal election ballot. If a majority of the electors voting on the amendments or revisions favor adoption, such amendments or revisions shall become effective on January 1 of the succeeding year or such other time as the amendment or revision shall provide. If the Charter Review Committee does not submit any proposed Charter amendments or revisions to the City Commission at least one-hundred and eighty(180) days prior to the regular municipal election, the Charter Review Committee shall be automatically dissolved. Otherwise, upon acceptance, further amendment or rejection of the proposed amendments or revisions by the City Commission,the Charter Review Committee shall be automatically dissolved. BELOW IS THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATED TO QUESTION 2 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. The city commission shall consist of five(5)electors of the City of Atlantic Beach who have the qualifications as defined in section 6 of this Charter;:Seat 1 shall be elected at large, and seats 2 through 5 shall be elected by their respective districts, without regard for any designation of political party affiliation. The seats shall be known as seats 1 through 5 respectively, and seat 1 shall be designed as the mayor-commissioner. Seats 2 through 5 shall be designated as district commissioners, with each commissioner required to reside within the district from which he or she is elected. The four (4) districts shall be created using the precinct lines existing as of January, 2013, as a beginning point, shall be established by ordinance, shall be as equal in population as possible, and to the extent possible shall maintain the integrity of neighborhoods and communities of interest. The mayor-commissioner shall be elected for two-year terms and the terms for seats 2 through 5 shall each be four years. Effective with the municipal election in October, 1993, anyone elected or appointed to the office of mayor-commissioner shall not serve more than four(4)consecutive two-year terms;and any elected or appointed to commission seats 2 through 5 shall not serve more than two(2)consecutive four-year terms. Serving any part of a term shall be considered a full term. Nothing contained herein shall prevent anyone who has served as a city commissioner from being appointed or elected to the position of mayor-commissioner and then serving in that capacity four(4)consecutive two- year terms. BELOW ARE THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS RELATED TO QUESTION 1 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. ONLY LANGUAGE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE INCLUDED BELOW.A COMPLETE COPY OF THE CHARTER WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED AT CITY HALL,800 SEMINOLE ROAD,ATLANTIC BEACH,FLORIDA 32233 OR ELECTRONICALLY AT:http://weblink.coab.us/WebLink8/0/doc/606762/Electronic.aspx (Words underlined are additions;words stFisken are deletions) DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TEXT TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT(904)247-5800. Sec.2.Reaffirmation of the incorporation of City of Atlantic Beach. The establishment of a municipal corporation, known and designated as the City of Atlantic Beach, organized and constituted in the County of Duval and State of Florida,by an act of the Florida Legislature in 1957, is hereby reaffirmed and its territorial boundaries are as follows: ... excepting from the territory hereinabove described that part thereof lying in said Sections 8 and 9 occupied and used by Solva-MariajAtlantic Beach Country Club... Sec.6.Qualifications and disqualifications. Members of the city commission shall have been full-time residents of the city for at least one-yeartwo years immediately prior to qualifying... Sec.8.Presiding officer:Mayor. ... The mayor-commissioner shall have no regular administrative duties except as authorized in this Charter but may appoint,from time to time, such special or select committees as in his or her discretion he or she deems desirable = .- ••- =: ::-' :: : •: -. -:••••••-':•,to expedite the handling of the business and affairs of the city. Other members of the city commission may on occasion appoint special or select committees with the approval of a majority of the commission. In the temporary absence or disability of the mayor-commissioner,all duties of the mayor-commissioner shall be performed by the mayor pro tempore-whe-shall-be Sec.9.Powers. Except as may be otherwise provided in this Charter, all powers of the city and the determination of all matters of policy shall be vested in the city commission.Without limitation of the foregoing,the city commission shall have power to: ... (3) Establish or abolish official boards and elect the members thereof as recommended by the mayor; ... (7) Pass ordinances and laws for the preservation of the public peace and order and impose penalties for the violation thereof;provided that the maximum penalty to be imposed shall be a fine of not more than one thousand dollars($1,000.00)and imprisonment for a period of time not longer than ninety (90)days,or as otherwise provided for by Florida Statutes; (8) Lease golf courses,hospitals,-and airports and parks,or any portion thereof, after the city commission has passed an ordinance authorizing any such lease; (9) Sell golf courses, and the public utility system,or any portion thereof, now owned by the city or hereafter acquired by it after the city commission has passed an ordinance that:-ire-w#ich (a)there is a finding that public welfare no longer requires the operation of any such facility;and(b)' the terms of sale of real property within the city limits are stated;and(c)after such ordinance has been submitted to the qualified voters of the city at an election called for that purpose; ... (11)Appoint, remove and fix the compensation of all officers and employees appointed by the city commission as hereinafter provided;the city commission shall perform an annual performance review of the city clerk,city manager and city attorney;... (13)The mayor pro tempore shall be appointed by the city commission from its members. (14) Provide for the protection and preservation of parks as follow:Any real property owned by the city which is used principally or held out for use as a public park, shall be used only as a public park; and parks shall not be sold, leased long term, gifted, changed in description or use, or otherwise disposed of;and no structure shall be built in any such park to accommodate activities not customarily associated with park use or outdoor recreation, unless such sale,lease disposal,gift or structure is approved by unanimous vote of the entire city commission. Sec. 10.Appointment of city manager. . In the event the City Manager is removed or incapacitated and unable to appoint a substitute as required in Sec. [Section]24 of this Charter, the city commission shall appoint someone to perform the duties of the city manager. Sec.11.Appointment of deputy city manager or deputy city clerk. The city manager and city clerk may request, if they deem it necessary, appoint a deputy city manager and deputy city clerk, respectively,to be hired as approved by the city commission and who shall be compensated at a rate set by the city commission. Sec.16.Rules of procedure;journal of minutes. The City Commission shall determine its own rules and order of business. It shall require a--jeuFnaLerthat minutes of its proceedings to be kept,and-the jesfnal-eFThe minutes shall be open and remotely available to the public inspestienin a timely manner,through commonly accepted methods. Sec.20.Right-Attendance of city manager and other officers in city commission. Sec.22.Qualifications. ...Applicants for the position of city manager shall meet the following educational and experience requirements: (1) Possession of at least a baccalaureate degree preferably in Public Administration or a directly related field from a college or university accredited by a recognized accreditation agency in the United States or from a recognized college or university outside of the United States,which is acceptable to the city commission;and (2) Not less than tI*eefive(5)years of administrative-experience as a city, municipal eF-county, or state govemment administrator serving in at least an assistant department head or the equivalent in responsibility;and -•': --••••'. : :• .: - -:-• ••-•--- (3) A graduate degree acceptable to the city commission may be substituted for not more than one year of the required experience. At the time of appointment, the new city manager need not be a resident of the city or state, but within six (6) months the city manager shall reside within the city of Atlantic Beach. Sec.24.Absence of the city manager. The duties of the city manager during any temporary absence or disability shall be carried out by a deputy city manager, or in the absence of the latter, by another administrative officer of the city designated first by the city manager or second,by a majority of the city commission . Sec.28.Appointment;duties. ...The title of the executive officer shall be"city clerk"and as such,shall be under the direction of and compensated at a rate set by the city commission. The duties of the city clerk shall be to: ... (4) Provide the city commission with periodic-repertsinformation as requested about •: _•:. ' -•--- -•- -• -•-•- - •- :t•. - ' : programs of the city government;and Sec.29.Qualifications. ...Applicants for the position of city clerk shall meet the following educational and experience requirements: (1) At least a baccalaureate preferably in Business Administration or a related field acceptable to the city commission from a college or university accredited by a recognized accreditation agency in the United States or from a recognized college or university outside of the United States which is acceptable to the city commission;and ... Sec.31.Appointment and qualifications. The city commission shall appoint a city attorney,which may be a law firm, who shall be an attomey with at least five years of experience in the practice of general, civil or municipal law, admitted in and having authority to practice in all courts of this state, and who shall be compensated at a rate set by the city commission. Sec.32.Powers and duties. The duties of the city attorney shall include: ... (6) The city attomey shall serve at the pleasure of the city commission. The city commission may remove the city attorney by the affirmative vote of not less than three(3)of its members. Sec.34.Preparation and adoption. Each department head shall be responsible for presenting a budget request to the city manager by a date established by the city manager or his or her designee. Sec.36.Elections Regulations. Sec.39.Nominations. Any elector of the city having the additional qualifications and limitations as set forth in Article II, Section 6, may be nominated for a seat in the city commission. Such nomination shall be only by petition.A petition for this purpose shall be signed by not less than ten(10)twenty-five(25)qualified electors of the city... Sec.40.Elections: Primary. ...The two candidates for each seat to be filled receiving the greatest number of votes in said primary shall be certified as candidates or nominees at the general election, provided, however,that should any candidate receive at such primary election a majority of all votes cast, he or she shall be declared regularly elected and shall not be required to enter the general election as hereinafter provided... DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS TEXT TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AT(904)247-5800. Sec.43.Elections:Canvassing board,duties. The City of Atlantic Beach --• -- •: _:_ .•_ :: .:•• - - •: . -. , _ :_ .•: _ _ eeleqates the election canvassing responsibilities for all city elections to the Duval County Canvassing Board. • -: : :- • • ••:••:: : .:• :, :: -_= •-:••:: • • •- -- -• • -.. e.. The Atlantic--Beaek-Canvassing•Board shall-may meet in Atlantic Beach, or at a location as decided by the Duval County Canvassing Board in a building accessible to the public to publicly canvass the absentee electors'ballots and provisional ballots as provided for in Florida Statutes. Public notice of canvassing shall be given at least 48 hours in advance in a publication of general circulation in the City of Atlantic Beach. The canvass shall be made from the returns and certificates of the inspectors as signed and filed by them. The canvassing board shall submit to the Supervisor of Elections the preliminary returns by 11:59 pm on election night. See Fla.Stat. Chapters 101 and 102 for a complete listing of Canvassing Board duties. After each city election, the Canvassing Board shall issue an official Certification of Election to the city clerk.The clerk shall provide a certificate of election to the candidates elected. Sec.44.Power of initiative. ... Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the city commission by a petition signed by registered electors of the city equal in number to at least twenty-. ° sixteen percent(16%)of the registered electors at the last regular municipal election. Sec.45.Power of referendum. . . Ordinances submitted to the city commission by initiative petition and passed by the city commission without change shall be subject to the referendum. Within twenty-thirty (30) days after the enactment by the city commission of any ordinance which is subject to a referendum, a petition signed by registered electors of the city equal to at least • :• • _ .. .:• .°. sixteen percent(16%)of the registered electors at the last preceding regular municipal election may be filed with the city clerk requesting any such ordinance be either repealed by the city commission or submitted to a vote of the electors. Sec.47.Filing,examination and certification of petitions. All petition papers comprising an initiative or referendum petition shall be assembled and filed with the city clerk as one instrument.Within twenty-thirty(30) days after a petition is filed, the city clerk shall determine whether each page of the petition has a proper statement of the circulator and whether the petition is signed by a sufficient number of qualified electors... Sec.50.Consideration by city commission. ...A proposed initiative ordinance shall be read and a public hearing shall be held upon the proposed ordinance. The city commission shall take final action on the ordinance not later than sixty(60)days after the date on which such ordinance was submitted to the city commission. Such final action shall be decided by at least a four-fifths affirmative vote of the full city commission to approve,amend or deny. If such ordinance is one which is referred for reconsideration by the city commission, it shall be brought forth for its final vote upon such reconsideration and the question shall be, "Shall the ordinance specified in the referendum be repealed?"Such final action shall also be decided by at least a four-fifths affirmative vote of the full city commission. Sec.51.Submission to electors. If the city commission shall fail to pass an ordinance proposed by initiative petition or shall pass it in a form different from that set forth, or if the city commission fails to repeal an ordinance referred for reconsideration,the proposed or referred ordinance shall be submitted to the electors not less than thirty(30) days nor more than one year from the date the city commission takes its final vote. If no regular election is to be held within the specified time frame, the city commission may shall provide for a special election. Sec.53.Availability of list of qualified electors. Lists of qualified electors or registers may be purchases obtained from the Supervisor of Elections for Duval County in accordance with the provisions of F.S. 81-98.045(3). Sec.55. Reserved. Sec.59.Zoning,land development regulations and maximum building height. ... The only property excepted from this height limitation shall be certain parts of the existing See--T-61444e-144p-hotel property, located at 1 Ocean Boulevard, Atlantic Beach,Florida, ... Sec.61.Suits. No suit shall be brought against the city for damages - •: : - -••• -• , unless all provisions of state law have been met. Upon receiving notice of any suit,the city manager shall : - •- :. - : •: •-- : _•: : . • :• :::• • • -: .' . : : . .-_ _. :inform the city commission of the lawsuit as soon as practical. •: . ••'•: :: ..•::. :: _ ._. • .• Upon receipt of a written claim for damages by an injured party the city commission may,by ordinance,make a settlement of the claim. Sec.66.Personal interest. No member of the city commission,any officer of the city or department head shall have a financial interest,direct or indirect,in any contract or in the sale to the city or to a contractor supplying the city of any land or rights or interests in any land, material,supplies or services.Any wil#utwillful violation of this section shall constitute malfeasance in office, and shall be grounds for removal or termination.Any contract entered into in violation of this section shall be voidable by the city manager or the city commission. Sec.68.Oath of office. Every officer and employee of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office,take and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation,to be filed and kept in the office of the city clerk: ... Sec.78.Separability-Severability clause. ARTICLE XVIII.WHEN ACT TAKES EFFECT AND PERIODIC REVIEW Sec.81. Periodic Review A Charter Review Committee consisting of at least nine(9)and no more than fifteen(15,electors of the City shall be appointed by the City Commission every eight (8)years to review the City Charter and propose any amendments or revisions, which may be advisable for placement on the regular municipal election ballot. The City Commission shall appoint the Charter Review Committee in January of the year immediately preceding the election with a definite and specific charge. The Charter Review Committee shall meet for the purpose of organization within thirty (30)days after the appointments have been made. The Charter Review Committee shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its membership. Further meetings of the Charter Review Committee shall be held upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members of the Charter Review Committee. All meetings shall be open to the public. No Charter amendment or revision shall be submitted to the electorate for adoption unless favorably voted upon by a majority of the entire membership of the Charter Review Committee. No later than one-hundred and eighty(180)days prior to the regular municipal election,the Charter Review Committee shall deliver to the City Commission the proposed amendments or revisions, if any, to the City Charter. Each proposed amendment shall embrace but one subject and matter directly connected therewith. The City Commission may by resolution place such amendments or revisions as approved by the Charter Review Committee on the next regular municipal election ballot. If a majority of the electors voting on the amendments or revisions favor adoption, such amendments or revisions shall become effective on January 1 of the succeeding year or such other time as the amendment or revision shall provide. If the Charter Review Committee does not submit any proposed Charter amendments or revisions to the City Commission at least one-hundred and eighty(180) days prior to the regular municipal election,the Charter Review Committee shall be automatically dissolved. Otherwise, upon acceptance, further amendment or rejection of the proposed amendments or revisions by the City Commission,the Charter Review Committee shall be automatically dissolved. BELOW IS THE PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATED TO QUESTION 2 FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH IN THE UPCOMING ELECTION. The city commission shall consist of five(5)electors of the City of Atlantic Beach who have the qualifications as defined in section 6 of this Charter,. Seat 1 shall be elected at large, and seats 2 through 5 shall be elected by their respective districts, without regard for any designation of political party affiliation. The seats shall be known as seats 1 through 5 respectively, and seat 1 shall be designed as the mayor-commissioner. Seats 2 through 5 shall be designated as district commissioners, with each commissioner required to reside within the district from which he or she is elected. The four (4) districts shall be created using the precinct lines existing as of January, 2013, as a beginning point, shall be established by ordinance, shall be as equal in population as possible, and to the extent possible shall maintain the integrity of neighborhoods and communities of interest. The mayor-commissioner shall be elected for two-year terms and the terms for seats 2 through 5 shall each be four years. Effective with the municipal election in October, 1993, anyone elected or appointed to the office of mayor-commissioner shall not serve more than four(4)consecutive two-year terms;and any elected or appointed to commission seats 2 through 5 shall not serve more than two(2)consecutive four-year terms. Serving any part of a term shall be considered a full term. Nothing contained herein shall prevent anyone who has served as a city commissioner from being appointed or elected to the position of mayor-commissioner and then serving in that capacity four(4)consecutive two- year terms.