Be it further enacted, that the regular election for the choice of members of the city council shall be held on the same day as the regular August election at which time five (5) councilmen shall be elected to serve a four (4) year term. No councilman shall serve more than two (2) consecutive four (4) year terms. The term of office shall begin on the date specified in Section 2.12 of the Cookeville City Charter.
(b) If this act is approved, the five (5) councilmen elected on June 16, 1994, shall serve until the next council is duly elected and sworn in 1998. [As replaced by Priv. Acts 1988, ch. 187, § 2; and Priv. Acts 1994, ch. 145]