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Section 2. Charter Amendment. That pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(i) of the City Charter and Section 6.03 of the Miami-Dade County Charter, the City Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, is hereby amended by amending subsection (b) of Section 2.3 of the City Charter, as described below in Part A, by amending subsection (a) of Section 2.3 and subsection (c) of Section 5.1 of the City Charter, as described below in Parts Band C, by amending Section 26.6 of the City Code, as described below in Part D, to read as follows: Part A. Subsection (b) of "Residential Areas" Section 2.3 of the City Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2.3 Election and Term of Office. (a) Election and Term ofOfjice. Each commISSIOner and the Mayor shall be elected at-large for four-year terms by the electors of the City in the manner provided in Article 5 of this Charter. (b) Residcntial Areas. The City shall be divided into three (3) residence areas described as follo,>vs: the north area consisting of those portions of the City contained in Miami Dade County Election Department Precinct No. 001 [bounded on the north by the northern boundary of Dade County , bounded on the east by the /\t1antic Ocean, bounded on the south by the centerline of Northeast 185tfl Street and its eastwardly and '.vestwardly extension, and bounded on the '.vest by the Intracoastal Waterv/ay] and Precinct No. 002 [bounded on the north by the centerline of Northeast 185tfl Street and its eastwardly and Westwardly extensions, bounded on the east by the .^.tlantic Ocean, bounded on the south by the Engineering Line of ~tfl Street, and bounded on the ,>vest by the Intracoastal Waterway] (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Northern .^.rea"); and the central area consisting of those portions of the City contained in Precinct No. 003 bounded on the north by the Engineering Line of 175tfl Street, bounded on the east by the .^.t1antic Ocean, bounded on the south by the south property line of the Winston Towers Complex and its westwardly and east'Nardly extension, and bounded on the west by the Intracoastal Waterway (hereinafter referred to as the "Central .^...rea"); and the south area consisting of those portions of the City contained within Precinct No 001 [bounded on the north by the south property line of the Winston Towers Complex and its ',vestwardly and eastwardly extension, bounded on the east by the .^.tlantic Ocean, bounded on the south by the centerline of Sunny Isles Boulevard and its eastv.mdly extcnsion, bounded on the 'Nest by the Intercoastal Waterway] and Precinct 005 [bounded on the north by the centerline of Sunny Isles Boulevard and its eastwardly extension, bounded on the east by the l\tlantic Ocean, bounded on thc south by the municipal boundary of Bal Harbour, and bounded on the west by the Intracoastal Watenvay] (hereinafter referred to as the "Southern area"). Collectively, the Northern Area, the Central Area and the Southern Area are referred to as "Residential Areas", individually each as a "Residential .^.rea". One Commissioner shall reside in the Northern .^...rea (Seat 1), one Commissioner shall reside in the Central Area (Seat 2), and one commissioner shall reside in the Southern Area (Seat 3); and one Commissioncr shall be elected without regard to residence in any particular Residential Area (Seat 1). Persons Running from a particular Residential Area must be a resident of the Residential .^...rea '.vhich s/he proposes to represent on the Commission a 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 or 02008- Charter Amendments Approved At Election 110408 Page 2 of 5