The legislative powers of the Municipality, except as otherwise provided by this Charter and by the Constitution of the State of Ohio, shall be vested in a Council of six (6) members, consisting of persons elected from the Municipality at large. All members of Council shall be elected for overlapping terms of four (4) years; except at the general election to be held in November, 1972, three (3) members of said Council shall be elected to one (1)-year terms of office, and three (3) members of said Council shall be elected to three (3)-year terms of office. At the Municipal election to be held in November, 1973, and each two (2) years thereafter, three (3) members of said Council shall be elected to four (4)-year terms of office.
Members of Council shall take office January 1 of the year following their election and shall serve until the expiration of their term of office and until their successors are elected and qualified, or appointed and qualified. If for any reason a member of Council shall fail to qualify for office within forty-five (45) days after January 1 of the year following his election, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist and such vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in Section 4.12 of this Charter.
All members of Council shall have been electors of the Municipality for at least one (1) continuous year immediately prior to the time of filing as candidates, and shall continue to be qualified electors of the Municipality during their respective terms of office. No member of Council shall hold any other office or employment with the Municipality, except as otherwise allowed by this Charter or by ordinance of the Council, nor shall any member of Council hold any other public office, except the following: notary public; member of the National Guard or State militia; member of the reserves of the armed forces of the United States; national, State, ward or precinct committeeman of a political party or any other office of a political party; and delegate to a municipal, county, state or national convention of a political party.
Any member of Council who shall cease to possess or who violates any of the qualifications of office herein provided or who is finally convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude shall forthwith forfeit his office. Forfeiture of office as provided herein shall not render void or shall not invalidate any action of the Council in which such member participated.
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