Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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that office and is entitled to a certificate of election thereto. Section 5. Sections 2.968, 2.970, 2.971, and 2.9773 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended to provide: 2.968 Elections - Eugene Water & Electric Board - Composition. (1) [Each member elected to the board before 1976 has the term of office thereon for which so elected.] Except as subsection (2) of this section provides to the contrary, each member elected to the Eugene Water & Electric Board [board during or after 1976] has a term of office thereon of four years. (2) The board may fill a vacant office thereon by appointing thereto a person from the same constituency as the member who [has] last occupied that office. If [that] an elected member leaves the office vacant less than 14 months after the member’s term on the board begins, at the next primary and general [November] elections after the vacancy occurs, a member shall be elected to the vacant office from the same constituency as the member who [has] last occupied that office. st The term of office of the person so elected begins [the first] January 1 of the immediately ensuing year and continues for two years. 2.970 Submissions During Business Hours. Prospective and completed petitions must be submitted to the city recorder in person at the office of the city recorder during regular business hours. [Elections - Initiative and Referendum, Preamble and Definitions. The initiative and referendum powers of the city and its electors shall be exercised in accordance with sections 2.971 to 2.988 of this code and not otherwise. State statutes governing exercise of the initiative and referendum do not apply to exercise of these powers by the city or its electors. As used in sections 2.971 to 2.988 of this code, the following words and phrases mean: City attorney. A person or law firm appointed by the city manager to provide legal advice to the manager and council on election matters. City office. The office of mayor, city councilor or Eugene Water and Electric Board member City recorde. r The city manager or the manager's designee. Completed petition. An initiative or referendum petition containing all of the information required by law and containing at least the number of elector signatures required by section 2.972 of this code. Ordinance – Page Page 5 of 23 07 Election Code Amendments (00186837-10) 2/4/2008