Chapter 1.08 WARD DIVISIONS

Chapter 1.08
WARD DIVISIONS¹

Sections:

1.08.010 Council positions established and numbered.

(a) Each position on the city council shall have a number and each councilman presently serving or to be elected in the future shall occupy or be elected to one of the numbered council positions.

(b) The elective positions on the city council shall be numbered and established as follows:

(1) Council position subject to election in 1969 from the former Number One Ward (North) is established as Council Position Number One;

(2) Council position subject to election in 1969 from the former Number Two Ward (East) is established as Council Position Number Two;

(3) Council position subject to election in 1969 from the former Number Three Ward (West) is established as Council Position Number Three;

(4) Council position subject to election in 1971 from the former Number One Ward (North) is established as Council Position Number Four;

(5) Council position subject to election in 1971 from the former Number Two Ward (East) is established as Council Position Number Five;

(6) Council position subject to election in 1971 from the former Number Three Ward (West) is established as Council Position Number Six;

(7) The city council position formerly delineated councilman at large is established as Council Position Number Seven. (Ord. 387 § 2, 1969).

1.08.020 Election – Filing procedure.

From the effective date of the ordinance codified herein, all filings for the city council shall be made with the Lincoln County auditor according to the council position numbers established in DMC 1.08.010 and subject to election to the same in the manner provided by the election laws of the state. (Ord. 832 § 1, 1998; Ord. 830 § 2, 1998; Ord. 387 § 3, 1969).

For statutory provisions authorizing third class cities to divide the city by ordinance into wards, see RCW 35.24.290(11). For statutory provisions regarding the election of councilmen, see RCW 35.24.050; for the provision regarding the applicability of state election laws, see RCW 35.24.060; and for general state election laws, see RCW Title 29, especially Chapter 29.21 RCW regarding nonpartisan elections.