The Council shall consist of seven (7) members, of which three (3) members shall be elected at large and four (4) members shall be elected from wards, one from each ward.
The three (3) at large members shall be elected for a four (4) year term in the year 2001, and every fourth year thereafter. The four (4) ward members shall be elected for a two (2) year term in the year 2001. The four (4) ward members shall be elected for a four year (4) term in the year 2003, and every fourth year thereafter. Council members shall commence serving on the first day of December following their election and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
Council shall, on or before January 31, 1971, divide the Municipality into four (4) wards having as near as practical, equal population, and thereafter the then existing Council shall have the power to change the boundaries of the wards, as required, to make them, as near as practical, equal in population; and at least once every four years, shall review ward apportionments. Upon the annexation of any territory, the Council shall have the power to place said district, or any part thereof, in any existing ward or wards as will most efficiently keep said wards of near equal population.
(Amended 11-3-1981; 11-6-1990; 11-7-2000; 11-2-2010)