No person shall be a member of Council of the Municipality unless the person is a resident and a qualified elector at the time the petition for election is filed, and no person shall serve as a member of Council unless that person shall continue to be a resident of the Municipality throughout his term of office. No person shall be a member of Council elected from a ward unless he is a resident of that ward at the time his petition for election is filed, and no person shall serve as a member of Council elected from a ward unless he shall continue to be a resident of the ward throughout his term of office. No member of Council shall hold any other public office with the Municipality or employment with the Municipality. No member of Council shall be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work or service for which moneys of the Municipality are being expended.
Any member of Council who shall cease to possess, or who violates any of the qualifications herein enumerated shall forfeit his office. Failure of any member of Council to maintain said qualifications shall not render void or ineffective any action of Council in which such member has participated.
(Amended 6-8-76; 11-4-03)