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3 are collectively referred to as the "Residential Area Commissioners", individually as a "Residential .^~rea Commissioner"; the Commisioner holding Seat 1 and the Mayor, as the context dictates, are collectively referred to as the ".^~t Large Commissioners, individually each as an ".\t Large Commissioner". (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". Part B. Subsection (a) "Election and term of Office: Section 2.3 (a) of the City Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach is hereby amended to read as follows: (1) (a) Election and Term of Office. 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. The four year term length for each Commissioner and the Mayor which is provided for in this section shall be extended as necessary to accomplish the election date revision made pursuant to Section 5.1 (c) of this Charter. Accordingly, the terms of office of the Mayor and City Commissioners which would otherwise expire in November 2009 shall instead expire in November 2010 and the terms of office of the City Commissioners which would otherwise expire in November of2011 shall instead expire in November 2012. Part C. Subsection (c) "Elections" Section 5.1 (c) of the City Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach is hereby amended to read as follows: Election Dates. Commencing in the year 2010 and thereafter, A the City's general election shall be held in each odd numbered year on the second Tuesday following the first Monday in November in even-numbered years in November. A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held in December. In the event an election date falls on a religious holiday, the City Commission may, by ordinance, change the dates for qualifying and for the election. The terms of the sitting officials shall be extended to as necessary to accomplish the election date revision made pursuant to this Section in accordance with Section 2.3 of the Charter. 02008- Charter Amendments Approved At Election 110408 Page 3 of 5