There shall be a school committee consisting of five members, each of whom shall be elected from the town at large by the electors of the Town of Middletown, to serve for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualified. Three members of the committee shall be elected at the first election after the adoption of this Charter and at said elections every fourth year thereafter and two members shall be elected at the subsequent biennial election and at said elections every fourth year thereafter. The election of school committee members shall be by nonpartisan election, an election without designation or identification of political affiliation. (Amended, November 5, 2002.)