(a) Number – The government of said town shall be vested in a mayor and four councilmembers. Each councilmember to be a resident of the ward which he represents.
(b) Mayor’s Qualifications – The Mayor of said town shall be a legal voter of said town at the time of his election, not less than twenty-five years of age, a citizen of the United States, and shall have been a resident within the limits of said town for not less than two years next previous to the date of the election. In case the mayor should change the place of his residence from said town, he shall cease to be mayor, and there shall exist a vacancy in said office to be filled as hereinafter provided.
(c) Councilmember’s Qualifications – The Councilmembers of said Town shall be legal voters of said town at the time of their election, not less than twenty-one years of age, citizens of the United States, and shall have been residents within the said town for not less than one year next previous to the date of his or her election. Each of the said Councilmembers shall dwell for not less than 30 days prior to his or her election in the ward which he or she is elected to represent and, in case he or she moves during the term of office from the ward from which he or she is elected during the first two (2) years of the term, his or her term shall at once terminate and there shall exist a vacancy in the office of Councilmember of such ward, to be filled as hereinafter provided. In the event A Council member moves from the ward from which he or she is elected during his or her term of office, but after the first two (2) years since election, the Councilmember may complete the term of office but may not stand for election in that ward in subsequent elections for so long as he or she remains a resident of another ward.
(Resolution 06-2023, passed 11-6-2023)