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Article V — Mayor and City Council›Section 500. City Council. By-District Elections. Terms.

Section 500.1. City Council—Limitation on Terms.

Santa Barbara Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Santa Barbara

No person shall be eligible to serve as a member of the City Council for more than two consecutive four year terms. No person shall be eligible to serve as Mayor for more than two consecutive four year terms. No person shall be eligible to serve consecutively as a member of the City Council and Mayor, or as a Mayor and as a member of the City Council, for more than a total four consecutive four year terms, with no more than two consecutive terms in either office. Any term of elected or appointed service of two years or more shall constitute a four year term for the purposes of this section. Election to a term of office beginning prior to the effective date of this amendment shall not disqualify any incumbent from completing said term. (Amended pursuant to elections held November 6, 1990; November 6, 2018)

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