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.