(A) Two of the five Council members shall be elected for two-year terms in the 1979 election, the terms to begin 1-1-1980, and the remainder of the Council members shall be elected in the 1979 election for a term of four years commencing 1-1-1980.
(B) The Council members whose terms will be for a period of two years commencing 1-1-1980 shall be elected from Wards 2 and 4 of the town, and the Council members whose term of office shall be for the period of four years commencing 1-1-1980 shall be elected from Wards 1, 3, and 5 of the town.
(C) The successors of the Council members elected for two-year terms commencing 1-1-1980 shall thereafter be elected every four years to serve four-year terms. Those Council members elected to four-year terms commencing 1-1-1980 shall thereafter be elected and serve four-year terms.
(D) After 1-1-1998, all candidates for the Office of Member of Town Council shall be nominated at large from within the corporate boundaries of the town. A candidate may not be nominated unless the candidate resides within the corporate boundaries of the town at the time of nomination.
(E) All candidates for the Office of Council Member of the Town Council shall reside within the corporate boundaries of the town, shall be elected to serve as at large members of the Town Council, and shall forfeit the Office of Town Council Member if the candidate or elected member ceases to reside within the corporate boundaries of the Town of Hagerstown or resigns as a member.
(I.C. 36-5-2-3) (Ord. 6-1978, passed - -; Am. Ord. 1-1997, passed 4-7-1997; Am. Ord. 3-1997, passed 10-6-1997)