Chapter III
FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Section 3.1 Council.

The Council consists of a Mayor and Six Councilors nominated and elected from the City at large. Councilors will be elected for a term of four years.

Section 3.2 Councilors.

The term of office of a councilor, in office when this charter is adopted, is the term of office for which the councilor has been elected before adoption of the charter.

Section 3.3 Mayor.

The present Mayor shall serve the remainder of the term and at the general election of the year 1996 and every four years thereafter a Mayor shall be elected.

Section 3.4 Terms of Office.

The term of office of an elective officer, who is elected at a general election, begins at the first council meeting of the year immediately after the election and continues until the successor to the office assumes the office.