3.02 Election, Term, Vacancies.

    The Council shall consist of six members nominated and elected from the City at large, and the Mayor elected pursuant to Section 3.04 of this Charter. Commencing with the November 6, 2001 municipal election the three persons who receive the highest, second highest and third highest number of votes shall be elected to four year terms of office and the persons receiving the fourth, fifth and sixth highest number of votes shall be elected to two year terms of office. Thereafter all members of Council shall be elected to four year staggered terms of office. The terms of members of Council shall begin on the first Monday in January next following their election. If a vacancy occurs in the Council, except as the result of a recall election, some eligible person shall be chosen by a majority vote of the remaining members to fill the vacancy for the expired term. Members of the Council shall be qualified electors of the City and shall not hold any other public office except that of notary public or member of the state militia. Members of Council may hold other public employment, other than employment with the City and as otherwise prohibited by this Charter. Members of Council, including the Mayor, may become candidates for other elective office during their term as Council members. A member of the Council ceasing to possess any of the qualifications specified in this section, or convicted of a felony crime while in office, shall immediately forfeit the office. Where ever the words "Member of Council" or "Council Member" are used in this Charter the person holding the office of Mayor shall be included unless the context of the Charter's provisions require his or her exclusion from those words.