§ 8-5. Same—Residence requirement.

Any Councilmember chosen from any district must be a legal resident of the state and a resident of such district at the time he or she stands for election and shall continue to reside in the district during the time he or she shall hold office, and if he or she moves out of the district he or she shall thereby cease to hold the office of Councilmember. Further, to be qualified as a candidate for election to Council the candidate must reside within the Village for a period of at least one year immediately prior to and at the time of filing his or her election qualification papers with the Village Clerk.

(Code 1974, § 8-6; Ord. No. 422, § 2, 7-15-97)

Cross reference

Village Council, § 2-26 et seq.