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Section 2.3 Election and Term of Office. (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-majority 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 continuously for at least one year prior to 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 to be held on the date that Miami-Dade County has called a Special Election or General Election, to present to the qualified electors of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, the ballot question provided below in Section 4 of this Ordinance. Section 4. Form of Ballot. A. The form of ballot for the Charter Amendment provided for in Section 2 of this Ordinance shall be substantially, as follows: 1. Require Persons Running from a Particular Residential Area be a Resident of the Residential Area Continuously for at Least One Year Prior to Qualifying. The City Charter currently provides that a person running from a particular residential area be a resident of that area at the time of qualifying. It is proposed that the Charter be amended to require a person running from a particular residential area to be a resident of that area continuously for at least one year prior to qualifying. Shall the above described amendment be adopted? Yes [ No [ B. The City Commission may revise the ballot form which is set forth above by Resolution. 02011-Charter Amendment Election Called Re Resident For One YearPage 2 of 5