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(b) Residential Areas. The City shall be divided into four (4) residential areas. The Northern Residential Area shall be called Seat 1. The Central Residential Area shall be called Seat 2. The Southern Residential Area shall be called Seat 3 and the Mid-South Residential Area shall be called Seat 4. The boundaries of each residential area shall be established by Ordinance based on population. Said Ordinance is required to be adopted by a super-maiority vote or 4-1 vote of the City Commission. The City Commission may from time to time redraw the boundaries of the residential areas to ensure proportionality based on population growth. The boundary changes shall be made available to public immediately upon the adoption of the Ordinance. One Commissioner shall reside in the Northern Residential Area (Seat 1), one Commissioner shall reside in the Central Residential Area (Seat 2); one Commissioner shall reside Southern Residential Area (Seat 3); and one Commissioner shall reside in the Mid-South Residential Area (Seat 4). Persons running from a particular Residential Area must be a resident of the Residential Area which s/he proposes to represent on the Commission at the time of qualifying, at the time of his/her election and must continue to reside in such Residential Area during his/her term of office. Commissioners holding Seats 1, 2, 3 or 4 are collectively referred to as the "Residential Area Commissioners", individually as a "Residential Area Commissioner". Section 3. Election Called. A special election is hereby called, and to be held on Tuesday, the 4th day of November, 2008, to present to the qualified electors of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, the ballot questions provided below in Section 4 of this Ordinance. Section 4. Form of Ballot. A. The form of ballot for the Charter Amendments provided for in Section 2 of this Ordinance shall be substantially, as follows: 1. Permission to Redraw Residential Voting Areas By Ordinance Due to Increase in Population The City Charter currently does not provide the City Commission with the authority to redraw the boundaries of Residential Voting Areas due to increase in population. It is proposed that the Charter be amended to permit the redrawing of the boundaries of residential voting areas by Ordinance based on population growth. Shall the above described amendment be adopted? Yes [ ] No [] 2. Converting the At-Large Commissioner Seat to a Residential Voting Area Commissioner Seat The City Charter currently does not require the Commissioners holding Seat 4 to reside in a Residential Voting Area but requires the Commissioners holding Providing For Submission To The Electors For Charter Change Page 3 of 6