(a) Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, all powers of the Municipality, including its legislative powers, shall be vested in a Council consisting of seven (7) members (including the Mayor). All members shall be elected from the Municipality at large. The three (3) serving ward council members are up for election in 2013, and those seats will be at large. The current rotation in effect at the time of these changes regarding the other Council Members and the Mayor shall remain as per the previous provisions of the Charter. The office of Mayor shall be a separately elected office pursuant to Section 4.03 of this Charter, members of Council (including the Mayor) shall serve overlapping terms of office for four (4) years, Sections 13.03 and 13.04 of this Charter provide for the transition of membership on the Council (including the Mayor) from the general statutory village plan government to its form of government under this Charter with respect to the initial composition of the Council and the initial terms of office of members of the Council (including the Mayor).
(b) The regular term of members of Council and the Mayor shall begin the first day of January following their election. Each shall take the oath of office after certification of election by the Board of Elections. They shall serve until their successors are chosen and are qualified. If a member of Council elect fails to qualify, dies, or resigns, the office shall be vacant and shall be filled according to the provisions of this Charter for vacancies in Council. All elections of members of Council and the Mayor shall be on a nonpartisan basis.
(Amended 11-6-12)