Be it further enacted, that the councilmembers and the mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City of Crossville at the regular November election for a term of four (4) years beginning with the 1992 election. The terms of office shall begin on the first Monday in December following the date of their election, and shall continue until the election and qualification of their successors. Provided, however, the persons elected at the first election following the adoption of this act shall commence office on the first Monday in December, 2014.
Four (4) councilmembers and a mayor shall be elected and each shall perform the duties of office as provided herein.
At the first election following the adoption of this act, the terms of the two (2) councilmembers receiving the highest number of votes shall be four (4) years and the terms of the remaining two (2) councilmembers shall be two (2) years. Thereafter, the terms of the councilmembers shall be four (4) years.
The Mayor and Councilmembers shall be limited in office to two (2) consecutive four-year elected terms. A mayor or councilmember who alternates from one (1) position to the other shall not be considered to have served consecutive terms. (as amended by Priv. Acts 1965, ch. 259, sec. 5 and 131, and further amended by Priv. Acts 1991, ch. 99, sec. 1; Priv. Acts 1991, ch. 101, secs. 1 and 2; Priv. Acts 1991, ch. 102, sec. 1; Priv. Acts 1991, ch. 105, sec. 1; Priv. Acts 1995, ch. 55, secs. 1, 2 and 3; Priv. Acts 2014, ch. 54, sec. 1; and Priv. Acts 2014, ch. 55, sec. 1)