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Eugene Charter Section 6. Council - Election. The councilors shall be elected by wards for four years, one-half each two years. Each councilor shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Section 7. Mayor - Election. A mayor shall be elected in 2004 and every fourth year thereafter for a term of four years, and shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Section 8. Council - Qualifications. During a councilor's term, the councilor shall reside in the ward from which the councilor was elected or to which he or she was appointed. In addition, to be elected or appointed as a councilor, a person must meet the qualifications described in Section 19. Section 9. Council - Meetings. The council shall prescribe the time and place of its regular meetings, at least one of which shall be held each month. The mayor or three councilors may call special meetings of the council in a manner prescribed by ordinance. Section 10. Council - Quorum. A majority of the members of the council constitute a quorum for the transaction of council business, except that a lesser number may meet and compel the attendance of absent members. A quorum may also compel the attendance of absent members. Section 11. Council - Journal. The council shall keep minutes of its proceedings and at the request of any two of its members shall record in the minutes the yeas and nays upon any question before the council. Section 12. Mayor - Functions. The mayor may call special meetings of the council and shall preside at council meetings, but may not vote on matters before the council, except in case of a tie, when he or she shall cast the deciding vote. The mayor shall, at least once each year, state to the council the condition of the city and recommend such measures for the peace, health, improvement, and prosperity of the city as he or she deems expedient. Section 13. Council - President. (1) Each year, at the first regular meeting of the council, or as soon as practicable, the council shall choose by ballot one of its members to serve as council president. (2) The council president shall preside at council meetings when the mayor is absent. (3) The council president shall function as mayor, with the powers and subject to the limitations of the office of mayor when the mayor: (a) is absent from the city on leave granted by the council; (b) has been absent from the city for 30 days or more; or -2- 12/5/2002