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(a) The city is divided into six wards, numbered consecutively as I, II, III, IV, V and VI. The boundaries of each ward shall be depicted and set forth on the official ward map of the city, a copy of which is on file in the office of the city clerk and incorporated by reference into this chapter. In determining the boundaries established for each ward, whenever a common boundary between wards lies in any public street or right-of-way, the boundary of such wards shall be deemed to go to the centerline of the street.

(b) Ward boundaries within the city shall be reviewed on the year immediately prior to the second and fifth regular election each decade using the United States Census Data and Community Surveys which update the census data, and, if necessary, the boundaries shall be revised or altered in order to ensure that wards are contiguous, compact, and have approximately the same number of residents. Recommendations for ward realignment required of the election commission shall be made and transmitted to city council no later than the fifteenth day of October in the year preceding the year in which the realignment shall take place.

(c) In the event of significant changes to the population in years between the years in which there are scheduled mandatory reviews of ward boundaries the election commission may review the ward boundaries and make recommendations to city council with said recommendations to be transmitted to city council no later than the fifteenth day of October in the year preceding the year in which the realignment shall take place.

(d) In addition to the revisions made to the ward boundaries pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, ward boundaries may be revised or altered as necessary to bring them into conformance with county precinct boundaries.

(e) Notwithstanding any City Code provision(s) to the contrary, an otherwise qualified individual who fails to meet the one-year registered elector and residency status applicable to ward council member elections shall nevertheless be eligible to run for the office of ward council member when the change in ward boundaries occurs solely as a result of the City Code semi-decennial required ward boundary adjustment. (Code 1979, § 14-3; Ord. No. 2022-70, § 1, 11-14-2022; Ord. No. 2013-23, §§ 3, 14, 7-8-2013; Ord. No. 2012-52, § 3, 11-19-2012; Ord. No. 99-26, § 1, 5-17-1999)