SECTION 3.08 QUALIFICATIONS.
   Each Council member shall have been a continuous resident of the municipality for at least ninety days immediately prior to election and shall continue to be a resident of the municipality throughout the term of office.
   Except as provided by or under this Charter, members of Council shall not hold any other compensated office or position of employment with the municipality, nor shall they hold any other compensated elected office, including School Board; provided that Council members shall not be prohibited from holding an elected or appointed political party position. A member of Council shall forfeit his or her office if he or she shall be absent for four (4) consecutive regular meetings of Council, except where Council has excused the absence.
   Any member of Council who shall cease to possess, or who shall violate, any of the qualifications herein enumerated may be removed from such office, but failure to maintain said qualifications shall not render void or ineffective any actions of Council in which such member participated.