Council shall consist of seven (7) members to be elected at large by popular vote of the electors of the City for staggered four (4) year terms. There shall be a partisan Council election held every two (2) years in odd numbered years and Council shall be sworn into office at the first meeting in January of the year following their election.
Members of Council shall be qualified electors and shall have resided in the City for at least one year next preceding their election. Each member of Council shall be an elector of the City, shall not hold any other public office except that of notary public or a member of the state militia, shall not be interested in any contract with the City, and may not hold employment with said City. A member who ceases to possess any such qualifications or moves from the City shall forfeit the office. Failure to maintain qualifications or removal from office shall not render void nor invalidate any action of Council in which such member participated.