§ 12. Number, selection, term.

(a)

Number. The city council shall be composed of a mayor and six council members.

(b)

Selection. The mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters from the city at large and the six (6) council members shall be elected from single-member districts by the qualified voters from each of the six (6) districts as provided in subsection (c) hereof.

(c)

Districts. The city shall be divided into six (6) city council single-member districts. Each council member shall reside in the district that he/she is elected to represent.

(d)

Term. Each member of the city council shall serve for a term of three years or until his/her successor has been elected and inducted.

(e)

Staggered three-year terms. Beginning at the regular municipal election in 2007, the council members from single-member district numbers 1, 2, and 3 shall be elected for a term of three years. At the regular municipal election in 2008, the council members from single-member district numbers 4, 5 and 6 shall be elected for a term of three years. At the regular election in 2009, the mayor shall be elected for a term of three years.

(Ord. No. 10,335, § 3, 5-22-06; Res. No. 2159, § 2, 10-11-11; Ord. No. 13,944 , § 10, 11-19-18)

Editor's note

Pursuant to article II, section 12 of the Charter of the City of Baytown, Ordinance Number 6046, the Texas Election Code, and the order of the court in Campos, et al v. City of Baytown, et al, providing for the manner of election and the term of office of the members of the city council of the City of Baytown, the city council herein establishes election by district effective beginning with the municipal election to be held on May 3, 1997 for districts 1, 2 and 3. Therefore, the reference to election at large of council members has been editorially deleted. In addition, pursuant to V.T.C.A., Election Code § 41.001, the date of the city election is the first Tuesday in November.

State law reference

Uniform election dates, V.T.C.A., Election Code § 41.001.