(A) At the regular municipal election to be held in 1997 and each four years thereafter, four members of Council shall be elected for a four year term of office. At the regular municipal election to be held in 1999 and each four years thereafter, three members of Council shall be elected for a four year term of office. All terms of office of Council members shall commence on the first day of January next following their election.
(B) Members of Council shall be electors of Canal Winchester at the time they file for office and during their term of office. Members of Council shall not hold any other public office or employment with the Municipality during a term, except they may hold office in a political party or be a delegate to a political party convention, serve as a notary public, serve as a member or officer in the military reserve or national guard, serve in any office, position or capacity to represent the municipality or to further intergovernmental cooperation, and may hold any office permitted by the Charter or the laws of Ohio.