The General Election to elect the first City Council shall be held on Tuesday, November 8, 1988, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Candidates shall be nominated by petition as prescribed in Section 3.9, except that the filing deadline shall be Friday, September 2, 1988 at 4:00 p.m. The seven (7) candidates elected, four (4) at large and three (3) from wards, shall have terms beginning at 6:50 p.m. November 23, 1988 and extend until the third (3rd) Wednesday following the general election in November as stated in Section 4.3. Thereafter, the elections for City Council and their terms of office shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of this Charter.