(A) A Mayor and five Council members will be elected at large.
(B) The Mayor and Council members shall serve two-year terms and the terms shall be staggered with the Mayor and two Council members standing for election in one year and the other three Council members standing for election in the following year.
(C) (1) Council members shall be assigned place numbers 1 through 5. Place 1, Place 2 and Place 4 are elected in even-numbered years. Place 3 and Place 5 are elected in odd-numbered years.
(2) When an incumbent Council member’s term of office expires, any candidate for the office of Council member shall file an application for a specific place on the City Council.
(3) The ballot for an election under the place system shall show each office of Council member as a separate office designated by place number.
(2004 Code, § 2-104) (Ord. 81-2, passed 2-4-1981; Ord. 2021-12, passed 11-19-2021)