All members of the Council shall have been residents of the Municipality for at least one continuous year immediately prior to the time of filing for office, shall be qualified electors of the Municipality, and shall continue to be qualified electors thereof throughout their respective terms of office. In addition to the qualifications provided hereinabove, members of Council elected from wards shall be electors of the ward from which they seek election at the time of the filing of declarations of candidacy, and during their term of office. A member of Council shall not hold any other public office; except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by ordinance enacted thereunder, or that of notary public or member of the State militia or national guard, or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or any branch thereof, or that of a member of the County central committee of the political party of which he is a member, or that of a delegate to a State or national political party convention of the political party of which he is a member.
Any member of Council who shall cease to possess or who violates any of the qualifications herein provided shall forfeit his office, but failure to maintain such qualifications shall not render void or ineffective any action of Council in which such member has participated.