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Commissioners shall occupy seats numbered 1 through 4. References in this Charter to the Commission and/or Commissioners shall include the Mayor unless the context dictates otherwise. Section 14. That Section 6.1(c) "Procedure to Amend" of the City Charter be amended as follows: Section 6.1 Procedure to Amend The Charter may be amended in accordance with these provisions: (c ) Submission to Electors. Upon certification of the sufficiency of the petition, the Commission shall submit the proposed amendments to a vote of the electors at eh next general election if such election is scheduled to be held not less than sixty (60) days or more than one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date on the petition was certified or at a special election called for that purpose. A special election, if necessary, shall be held not less than sixty (60) days or more than one hundred and twenty (120) days from the date on which the petition was certified. Such special election may be conducted by mail. Section 15. That Section 7.4, "Charter Revision" of the City Charter be amended as follows: Section 7.4 Charter Revision At its first regular meeting in December of the fifth (5th) year after the adoption of this Charter, in December 2002, and thereafter every tenth (10) year commencing December 2012, the Commission shall appoint a Charter revision commission ("Commission") consisting of five (5) persons including three (3) from the Residential Areas from which the Commissioners were elected, except in the case of the At-Large Commissioner in which case the Commissioners member may reside any where in the City. Each Commissioner shall be entitled to appoint one Charter Revision Commission member from his or her district but that appointee shall be ratified by a majority of the Commission. In addition, the Mayor may appoint (1) person to the Commission who is member of the Commission serving a second consecutive term as Commissioner but who shall be a non-voting Commission member. The Mayor him/herself shall not be eligible for appointment to the revision commission. The revision Commission shall commence its proceedings within forty-five (45) days after appointment by Commission. If the Commission determines that a revision is needed, including but not limited to a change in the boundaries or number of Residential Areas, it shall draft such amendments to this charter as it deems appropriate and submit the same to the to the City Commission no later than the ninetieth (90) day after their appointment by the Commission. The Commission shall, not less than thirty (30) days or more than sixty (60) days after submission ofthe proposed amendments to Commission, submit them to the electors of the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.1 except that the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) such Section shall not apply. Charter Revision Ordinance (1) 2003 6 4/22/2003