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RESOLUTION 2016-31 A RESOLUTION CLARIFYING THE LENGTH OF THE TERM UNDER CHAPTER C.CHARTER OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY,MISSSOURI ARTICLE II. THE COUNCIL AND CITY OFFICERS GENERALLY SECTION 10.VACANCIES AND THE WARD 1 COUNCILMEMBER ELECTED IN A SPECIAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 8,2016 TO FILL THE SEAT VACATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF FORMER COUNCILMEMBER STEPHEN KRAFT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY. WHEREAS, the Ward 1 Councilmember seat was vacated on May 27,2016 by the resignation of Stephen Kraft;and WHEREAS, filling vacancies in the future will benefit from guidance and future candidates for such vacancies can be provided greater certainty;and WHEREAS, Chapter C.Charter of The City of University City,Missouri Article II.The Council and City Officers Generally Section 10.Vacancies in council states,"Vacancies in the council including that of mayor shall be filled within sixty days by the council.Said appointment shall run to the next April election at which time a successor shall be elected for the unexpired term.In the event the council is unable to agree within sixty days,then a special election shall be held to fill the vacancy until the next regular municipal election"; and WHEREAS, the Council was unable to fill the vacant Ward 1 seat by appointment within sixty days and defaulted to a special election to fill that vacancy,which was held on Nov.8,2016;and WHEREAS, Chapter C.Charter of The City of University City,Missouri,Article IX.Nominations and Elections Section 66. Time of elections states,"A regular election for the choice of councilmembers shall be held biennially on the first Tuesday in April in the even numbered years subsequent to the year 1947. One councilmember from each ward shall be elected at the first biennial election;and the councilmember-at-large and a councilmember from each ward at the succeeding biennial election";and s' WHEREAS, The City of University City Code,Chapter 105.Elections,Section 105.010.General Elections defines a regular municipal election as the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April of even years: "The general municipal election day for the election of a Mayor and any other elective officers that may now or hereafter be elected by the City at large, and one(1)Councilmember for each ward,shall be the first(1st)Tuesday after the first(1st)Monday in April, 1998, and the first(1st)Tuesday after the first(1st)Monday in April every four(4)years thereafter. The general municipal election day for a Councilmember from each ward shall be the first(1st)Tuesday after the first(1st)Monday in April, 2000, and the first(1st)Tuesday after the first(1st)Monday in April every four(4)years thereafter";and WHEREAS,Chapter C.Charter of The City of University City,Missouri Article II.The Council and City Officers Generally Section 5. Generally states"The council shall consist of seven members,each of whom shall be elected for a term of four years.";and } WHEREAS, the term of the seat vacated by former Ward 1 Councilmember Stephen Kraft began on April 28,2014 and did not expire until April 2018:and WHEREAS,the term for this same council seat began on April 28,2014 and does not expire until April of 2018;and WHEREAS, the candidate packets stated"Candidates from any ward shall indicate on their petition for nomination to the Council whether or not he/she is a candidate for a full four year term or a candidate for an unexpired term";and WHEREAS, the ballot language for the November 8,2016 Special Election reads,"Unexpired Term Ending April 2017";and