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 Delray Beach
 Code of Ordinances
 DELRAY BEACH CHARTER
 Article III. LEGISLATIVE

  § 3.02. CITY COMMISSION: COMPOSITION, ELIGIBILITY, ELECTION, AND TERMS.  

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  • (A)

    Composition and Term. The City Commission shall be composed of five (5) Commissioners, one of whom shall be duly elected Mayor. All of them shall be elected at large for a term of three (3) years in the manner provided in this Charter.

    (B)

    Staggered Terms. Two (2) Commission seats with terms expiring in 2014 shall be filled by election in 2014 and every three years thereafter. Two (2) Commission seats with terms expiring in 2015 shall be filled by election in 2015 and every three years thereafter. The Mayor's term commencing in 2015 shall be filled by election in 2015 and every three years thereafter.

    (C)

    Length of Mayor's Term. If a special or regular election is held to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the duration of the Mayor's term of office will be for the remainder of the unexpired term.

    (D)

    Terms as a Result of a Vacancy. In the event of vacancies, successors shall be appointed or elected in the manner provided in this Charter.

(Ord. No. 62-01, passed 1/8/02, Adopted at Referendum 3/12/02; Ord. No. 63-01, passed 1/8/02, Adopted at Referendum 3/12/02; Ord. No. 36-12, § 1, passed 10/16/12, Adopted at Referendum 3/12/13)