Council shall be composed of seven members, one to be nominated and elected from each of the four wards, and three to be nominated and elected at large. Except for the first election under this Charter, all Council members shall be elected for a term of four years.
At the first election under this Charter held in November 1977, the Council members from wards one and three shall be elected for a term of two years, and the Council members from wards two and four shall be elected for a term of four years. Of the three at-large members elected, the two receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve a term of four years; the remaining one shall serve a term of two years.