CHAPTER 3:
CITY OFFICERS

SECTION 3.1. CITY OFFICERS.

   (a)   The elective officers of the city are the Mayor and seven Councilmen.

   (b)   The appointive officers of the city are the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Attorney, the Assessor, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, and a Board of Review.

SECTION 3.2. ELIGIBILITY FOR ELECTIVE CITY OFFICE.

   (a)   To be eligible for election to and to hold a city office, a person shall be and remain a resident of the city for a period of one year, and be a qualified elector at the time of election.

   (b)   A person appointed to fill a vacancy in an elective office must have such qualifications at the time of his appointment.

   (c)   The Council shall be the judge of the election and eligibility of its members, subject to election recount provisions of law.

SECTION 3.3. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTIVE OFFICE.

   In making appointments of appointive officers, first consideration shall at all times be given to electors of the city having the necessary training and ability for the office to be filled.  The requirement that a person must be a registered elector of the city to hold an appointive office may be waived by the Council by an affirmative vote of four or more members of the Council.