. >> deputy city attorney john gibner. basically every member of an appointed body must be a resident and registered voter in the city, although the board can waive that residency requirement in its discretion if it can't find any qualified applicants for the seat. and that's a judgment for the board to make. whether a person is a resident depends on two factors. first, their physical presence in a place, and second, their intention to make that place their permanent home. without getting inside someone's head, the courts and the attorney general have looked at a number of different factors to determine whether a person intends to make a place his or her home. those include, are you registered to vote there? do you file your tax returns there? are -- does your driver's license or motor vehicle registration list that as your address? that's where your homeowner's exemption credit is taken. that's one factor, among many, that courts look at in determining whether someone is domiciled in a particular location. >> councillor y