Section 11.1 Council transition
- On the effective date of January 1, 2022, the county council shall be five (5) members. Members shall elect a chair out of their own membership at the first regular meeting of the calendar year.
- On the effective date, each councilor shall continue in office as a county council member for the remainder of the term to which they were elected.
- On the effective date of January 1, 2022, each council position shall transition to represent a district established under this charter as follows:
- The Council District 1 representative shall represent the Council District 1 shown in Appendix A.
- The Council District 2 representative shall represent the Council District 2 shown in Appendix A.
- The Council District 3 representative shall represent the Council District 3 shown in Appendix A.
- The Council District 4 representative shall represent the Council District 4 shown in Appendix A.
- The County Council Chair immediately prior to the effective date shall represent for the remainder of their current term the Council District 5 shown in Appendix A.
- If two or more council members reside in the same district as shown in Appendix A, the council district representative residing closest to a council district in which no councilor resides shall represent that other district for the remainder of the term for which they are elected.
- Upon completion of each of the current terms of office for the councilors in office as of the effective date the laws regarding eligibility to apply for and hold each office shall comply with that under state law and this charter.
[New, Sec. 7, Res. 2021-3, Nov. 2021]Section 11.2 Salaries of elected officials
The salary schedule for council members in effect as of January 1, 2022 shall continue until the completion of their term. As of January 1, 2023, all county councilors will receive the same compensation, which shall be calculated in accordance with Section 5.5.A.
New, Sec. 7, Rec.2021-3, Nov. 2021.