(A) A regular city election shall be held in each odd numbered year on the date set by law for the election of State and County officers in that year.
(B) The term of the Mayor shall be 2 years and the term of the Council members shall be 4 years; provided, however, commencing with the election of November, 2023, the term of the Mayor shall also be 4 years.
(C) At each regular city election there shall be elected a Mayor, one member of the Council from each of the two wards of the city and one member of the Council from the city at-large.
(D) In the 2005 election, the Mayor will be elected, as well as one Counsel member from each ward and a Council member at-large, replacing those Council members whose terms expire in 2005. In the 2007 election, the Mayor shall be elected as well as one Council member from each ward and one Council member at-large, replacing the remaining Council members whose terms expire in 2007.
(Amended by electors 11-2-2004; 11-8-2022)
Editor's note:
The Municipal Court was abolished by M.C.L.A. § 600.9921
Statutory reference:
Mandatory that Charter provide for election of certain officers, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(a);
Mandatory that Charter provide for the time, manner and means of holding elections, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(c);
Michigan election laws, see M.C.L.A. §§ 168.1 et seq.