Except as otherwise herein provided respecting the election of the first officers to be elected under this Charter, general elections for the offices of Mayor and members of Council shall be held at such voting places on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the year 2008 and in each fourth year thereafter, the officers elected thereat to assume office on the first Monday in January of the year immediately following their election, the terms thereof to expire as soon as their successors are elected and qualified.
(Amended 11-8-05.)