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districts," meaning that the council members must reside within their respective districts and only the voters in their districts may vote for them. Alternatives: A general law city like Colton, may elect its council under the following formats: 1. Five (5) "at -large" elected council members with one of the five serving as mayor at the will and pleasure of the other four. (This is the predominate model for general law cities of Colton's size.) 2. Four (4) "at -large" elected council members and one (1) "at-large"elected mayor serving a two or four year term. ( This is a popular model for general law cities.) 3. Five (5), seven (7) or nine (9) council members elected "by district" with one of them serving as mayor at the will and pleasure of the others. Election "by district" means that voters of each designated district vote for one person from that district. (Our research suggests that this model is very rare.) 4. Five (5), seven (7) or nine (9) council members elected "from districts" with one of them serving as mayor at the will and pleasure of the others. Election "from districts" means that voters throughout the city elect a person from a designated district. (Our research suggests that this model is also very rare.) 5. Four (4), six (6) or eight (8) council members elected "by district" with an elective mayor position. (Our research suggests that this model is also very rare.) This is Colton's existing election system. 6. Four (4), six (6) or eight (8) council members elected "from districts" with an elective mayor position. (Our research suggests that this model is also very rare.) Pros & cons of various models: In analyzing the various election system alternatives we first looked at what we believe may be some simple truths or possibilities. They are as follows: 1. Colton's election system is rare for a general law city its size. We are unique in that we have seven (7) elected representatives to serve a diverse population of roughly 45,000 citizens and varying business interests. It may be that Colton's diversity requires the application of a unique model or it may be that the existing election model requires modification to better serve the community. 2. One must ask whether the existing election system has contributed to Colton's "recall culture" and statewide reputation for numerous recalls. Some questions to consider are: