The legislative powers of the Municipality, except as otherwise provided by this Charter and by the Constitution of the State of Ohio, shall be vested in a Council of seven members. Three of such members shall be elected from the Municipality at large and four of such members shall be elected from wards as established under the Charter. All members of Council shall be elected for overlapping terms of four years, except that at the first election held under the terms of this Charter at the November, 1967, Municipal elections, the four members elected from wards shall be elected to two-year terms of office. At the election to be held in November, 1967, and each four years thereafter, members of Council elected from the Municipality at large shall be elected to four-year terms of office.
Members of Council shall take office January 1 of the year following their election and shall serve until the expiration of their term of office and until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall take the oath of office on or before January 1 of the year following their election.
(Amended Nov. 8, 1988)