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Municode Page 1 of 1 Sec. 2.03. Elective offices. The council shall be composed of a mayor and six (6) councilmembers who shall be qualified voters of the City of Blaine. To effectuate the lengthening of terms of office of the council, the mayor and the other three (3) councilmembers elected at the regular municipal election in 1993 shall be elected to three (3) year terms, expiring in 1996. The mayor and the other three (3) councilmembers elected at the regular municipal election in 1996 shall be elected to four (4) year terms, expiring in 2000. The three (3) councilmembers elected at the regular municipal election in 1994 shall be elected to four (4) year terms, expiring in 1998. After the regular municipal election of 1996, the members of the council shall be elected to four (4) year terms and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. There shall be one councilmember elected from each ward at each regular municipal election. The mayor shall be elected at large and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. Councilmembers must reside within the ward from which they are elected. If a councilmember moves from such councilmember's elective ward, or if a councilmember is excluded from a ward as a result of redistricting, such councilmember's term of office shall expire on January first, following the next regular city election. (Ord. of 11-5-1974: Ord. No. 92-1316, 1-7-1993: Ord. No. 12-2239, 3-15-2012) Sec. 2.03(a). Wards. The City of Blaine shall be divided into three (3) council election wards. The city manager shall re-evaluate the ward boundaries following the certification of the decennial census. Council election wards shall be as equal in population as practicable and each ward shall be composed of compact, contiguous territory. Ward boundaries shall follow visible, clearly recognizable physical features as required by state law. The city manager shall prepare a redistricting report which shall be submitted to the charter commission for review and comment. The redistricting report, any charter commission comments, and a redistricting ordinance shall be submitted to the city council for consideration. If the city council does not adopt a redistricting ordinance within the period specified by state law, no compensation may be paid to the mayor or councilmembers until the wards of the city are newly redetermined as required by this charter and state law. (Ord. of 11-5-1974; Ord. No. 756, 6-14-1982; Ord. No. 91-1268, 1-9-1992; Ord. No. 12-2239. 3-15-2012) http://library.municode.com/print.aspx?h=&clientI D=19960&HTMRequest=http%3 a%2f... 3/25/2014