NUMBER, SELECTION, TERM MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL

Section 22. The members of the City Council of the City of Killeen shall be composed of a mayor and seven councilmembers. Four (4) of the councilmembers shall represent "single member districts," such districts being numbered and designated 1, 2, 3, and 4, and defined in this charter or by ordinance hereafter passed. The mayor and three (3) of the councilmembers shall represent the city at large. Such council shall be elected in the following manner:

At an election held on a uniform election date in even-numbered years, a mayor and three councilmembers shall be elected by a plurality vote of the city at large for a term of two (2) years. At an election held on a uniform election date in odd-numbered years, there shall be elected one councilmember from each of the single member districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, by a plurality vote of the registered voters residing within each district, to serve a term of two (2) years. All elections are to be held in a manner provided in Article IX of this charter and in accordance with state law.

The members of the City Council shall serve not more than three (3) terms in succession, in whole or in part, whether appointed (to fill an unexpired portion of a term) or elected, and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified and they shall be ineligible to succeed themselves or another councilmember for an additional successive term; except if any member of the City Council holding office desires to run for a different office than that which the member holds, at the next election, the member must resign and vacate their present office at least forty (40) days prior to such election and his resignation shall be effective on the date of such resignation. For the purposes of this provision there shall be only two offices: the office of the mayor and the office of the councilmember. (Amend. of 5-3-97; Amend. of 5-7-05; Amend. of 5-11-13)