No person shall be eligible to be a member of Council, including the President, unless he shall have been a resident for two (2) years, a qualified elector for one (1) year of St. Clairsville, Ohio, and if elected by a Ward shall have resided therein for at least one (1) year prior to the date of the filing of his declaration of candidacy. In the event that boundaries of Wards are changed, the one year residency requirement within a Ward shall be waived if the candidate for office continues to reside in the same residence.
No person shall serve as a member of Council unless during his term of office he shall continue to be a resident and qualified elector of the City of St. Clairsville, Ohio, and if elected or appointed from a Ward, shall be and continue to be a resident of said Ward.
He shall not hold any other elective office, except that of notary public, member of the National Guard, State Militia or Reserve Corps of the United States, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. He shall forfeit his office as Councilman, or President of Council, in the event he is called to full time military service for a period exceeding sixty-one (61) consecutive days. He shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit, contract for, receive or be interested in any profit or emolument from or on account of any contract, job, work or service with, or for, the City. Any member who shall cease to possess any of the qualifications herein required shall forthwith forfeit his office, and any such contract in which any member is, or may become interested, may be declared void by Council.
(Amended 11-7-89)