(a) All legislative powers of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter and by the Constitution and general laws of the State of Ohio, shall be vested in a Council of eight (8) members, four (4) of whom shall be elected from the several wards, three (3) of whom shall be elected at large, and one (1) of whom shall be elected at large as President of the Council.
(b) All Councilmen shall be elected for a term of two (2) years at the regular municipal election in the year 2001, and every two (2) years thereafter. All members of Council, including the President of Council, shall take office on the first day of January next following their election, and shall continue to serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.
(Amended May 7, 1968; November 7, 2000)