(A) Notwithstanding any provisions of the City Charter to the contrary, pursuant to M.S. §§ 412.02 and 412.022, as they may be amended from time to time, the terms of office of all elected officers of the city, to include all Councilmembers and the Mayor, shall be four years.
(B) Members shall be elected in even-numbered years only, with the Mayor and one-half of the Councilmembers elected at one election and the remaining one-half of the Councilmembers elected at the next year’s election. Prior to the next general election following the effective date of this section, Councilmembers and/or the Mayor shall be elected for a transitional term to be established by resolution of the Council.
(2003 Code, § 2.025) (Ord. 46, passed 12-23-1994)