The Mayor, one Councilman, Director of Law, and Director of Finance and Public Record shall be elected at large, to be voted for by the electors of the entire City. One Councilman shall be elected from each of the four wards, to be nominated by petition of the electors of each respective ward, and to be voted for only by the electors of that ward. Each of such officials shall be elected at a regular municipal election as hereinafter defined, for a term of four years, shall serve until his successor is chosen and qualified, and he shall assume office on the first day of January, at 12:00 noon, following his election; provided, however, that as to the Mayor and the Councilmen elected from each of the Wards Two, Three and Four, the first four-year term shall begin January 1st, 1966, and the term beginning January 1st, 1964, shall be for a period of two years; and, provided, further, that as to the Director of Law, the Director of Finance and Public Record, the Councilman elected at large, and the Councilman elected from Ward One, the first four-year term shall begin January 1st, 1968, and until such time such officers shall be elected for a term of two years, the first such term beginning January 1st, 1964, and the next such term beginning January 1st, 1966. For the purposes of this Charter, regular municipal elections shall be held in odd-numbered years and such elections shall be held on the date in each such year specified by the laws of the State of Ohio for the regular November election.
(Amended November 7, 1989)
THE COUNCIL