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 Missouri City
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER
 Article III. CITY COUNCIL

§ 3.01. Elected officers, number, selection, term, and qualifications.  

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  • A.

    The governing body of the City of Missouri City, Texas, shall be the city council of said city. The city council shall be vested with all the powers thereof as enumerated herein and as enumerated in the constitution or laws of the State of Texas; and all such powers, expressed or implied, shall be exercised and enforced in the manner prescribed by this charter and the laws of this state. The city council shall be composed of the mayor and six (6) councilmembers.

    B.

    The mayor and two (2) councilmembers shall be elected from the city at large. Each of said two (2) councilmembers shall occupy a position on the council, such positions being designated as councilmember-at-large, Position 1 and councilmember-at-large, Position 2.

    C.

    Four (4) councilmembers shall each be elected from within geographic districts of the city, as established elsewhere in this Charter, and shall each occupy a position on the council. One (1) councilmember shall be designated as councilmember, District A and shall be elected from District A. One (1) councilmember shall be designated as councilmember, District B and shall be elected from District B. One (1) councilmember shall be designated as councilmember, District C and shall be elected from District C. One (1) councilmember shall be designated as councilmember, District D and shall be elected from District D. The four (4) district councilmembers shall be elected by a majority of the qualified votes cast for the office of district councilmember within their respective districts.

    D.

    The mayor and the councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided in Article VI of this Charter to serve for the terms set forth therein and shall hold office until their respective successors shall have been elected and shall have qualified.

    E.

    In addition to any other qualifications prescribed by law, the mayor and each councilmember shall meet the conditions contained in Article III and Article VI hereof. No person shall be eligible to be elected to, appointed to, or to serve in the office of mayor or councilmember unless that person is a resident of Missouri City, Texas, for the six (6) months immediately preceding that person's appointment or election to fill such office. Additionally, no person shall be eligible to be elected to, appointed to, or to serve in the office of district councilmember unless that person resides in the district and has resided within the district, or in an area that has been added to the district, for the six (6) months immediately preceding that person's appointment or election to fill such office.

(Ord. No. O-92-14, § 1, 3-1-1992/5-2-1992)