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(2) One at-large councilmember shall be elected to serve a four-year term. <br /> (3) A mayor shall be elected. <br /> 2.3.3.3 Thereafter and commencing with the city wide election in 2006,there shall be biennial city wide <br /> elections with councilmembers from ward numbers 1 and 3 and an at-large councilmember elected, <br /> and at the next city wide election councilmembers from ward numbers 2 and 4,an at-large <br /> councilmember and a mayor shall be elected. <br /> (Ref.of 11-5-1996;Ref.of 11-6-2001) <br /> Sec.2.4.Incompatible offices. <br /> No member of the council shall hold any paid municipal office or employment through the city other than <br /> that to which elected.Further,until one year after the expiration of his/her term,no mayor or councilmember <br /> shall be appointed or employed by the city in a compensated position which was created,or the compensation for <br /> which was increased,during his/her term as mayor or councilmember. <br /> No member of the council may serve as a member of the City of Ramsey Charter Commission while serving <br /> on the council.No member of the Council may serve as a voting member of any other commission or board of the <br /> City of Ramsey while he/she remains in office unless such membership is otherwise required by law. <br /> (Ord.No.22-29,§2,1-24-2023,eff.5-11-2023) <br /> Sec.2.5.Vacancies. <br /> A vacancy in the council,whether it be in the office of mayor or councilmember,shall be deemed to exist in <br /> the case of the failure of any person elected thereto to qualify,or by reason of the death,resignation in writing <br /> filed with the cityclerk,removal from office,non-residence in the cit or respective ward,conviction-of a felon of <br /> Y _ Y - - Commented[BH1]:Is this accurate that if someone <br /> any such person after his/her election,or by reason of the failure of any councilmember without good cause to moves out of the ward this must forfeit their seat? <br /> attend council meetings for a period of three consecutive months.In each such case,the council shall publicly <br /> declare by resolution,the vacancy to exist within 15 days of its occurrence and such vacancy shall be filled Commented[FK2R1]:Yes,I read it that way. <br /> according to the provisions of section 4.5. <br /> (Ord.No.09-18,§2,12-8-2009) <br /> Sec.2.6.The mayor's powers and duties. <br /> 2.6.1 The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council and shall have a vote as a member.The mayor shall be <br /> recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes,by the courts for serving civil <br /> process,and by the governor for purposes of martial law,but shall have no administrative duties. <br /> 2.6.2 Consistent with the responsibility to accept considerable leadership over the general conduct of city affairs, <br /> the mayor shall study the operations of the city government and recommend desirable changes and <br /> improvements to the council.The mayor shall also deliver messages to the council and the public,including a <br /> comprehensive message on the state of the city,as soon as practicable after the beginning of each year of <br /> his/her term of office. <br /> 2.6.3 At the first meeting of each year the council shall choose an acting mayor from the councilmembers.He/she <br /> shall perform the duties of mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor,or,in the case of vacancy in <br /> the office of mayor,until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. <br /> (Ord.of 12-6-2001) <br /> Created: 2024-10-04 12:02:14[EST] <br /> (Supp.No.13,Update 3) <br /> Page 3 of 25 <br />