All legislative power shall be vested in a Mayor and six (6) council members. For the purposes of this Charter, all references to "council" shall refer to the Mayor and six council members.
The Mayor and all council members shall be elected for a four (4) year term. The Mayor shall be elected in November 1995. Three (3) council members shall be elected in November 1993. Three (3) council members shall be elected in November 1995.
The Council member shall be a qualified elector of the Municipality, and shall have been, prior to the date of filing a declaration of candidacy, a continuous resident of the Municipality or any territory annexed thereto, for one (1) year, and any qualifying electorate shall be in good standing on all New Lebanon Municipal income taxes prior to filing a declaration of candidacy. During their term of office, they shall continue to be a resident, a qualified elector, and must remain in good standing on all Municipal income taxes throughout their elected term. No council member shall be an employee of the Municipality. If any Council member shall cease to possess any of the qualifications for such office, they shall forthwith forfeit their office.
(Amended, eff. 12-30-93; amended, eff. 11-7-23)