(A) In a statutory aldermanic city, the terms of the elected officers shall be staggered so that at any one general municipal election, the following officers are to be elected for four-year terms:
(1) One City Councilmember from each ward;
(2) The City Mayor;
(3) The City Clerk;
(4) The City Marshal; and
(5) The City Street Commissioner.
(B) At the next general municipal election, the following officers are to be elected for four-year terms:
(1) One City Councilmember from each ward; and
(2) The City Treasurer.
(C) General municipal elections are held on the first Tuesday in April of each odd-numbered year. A primary election shall be held the third Tuesday of March in each odd-numbered year, at which time the several political parties shall nominate candidates for offices which are to be elected at the upcoming general municipal election.
(Prior Code, § 2-42)