(A) The Council shall be composed of seven members, including the Mayor. The members of the Council under the general statutory plan of government for the Village of Sunbury at the time this Charter becomes effective (including the two members of Council elected in November 2019 for terms beginning on January 1, 2020) are hereby designated as the initial members of the Council under this Charter. At the general municipal election to be held in November of 2021, and each four years thereafter, four persons shall be elected from the Municipality at large to serve terms of four years each. At the general municipal election to be held in November of 2023, and each four years thereafter, two persons shall be elected from the Municipality at large to serve terms of four years each. The terms of Council members shall commence as of January 1 of the year immediately following their election.
(B) Candidates for the Council shall have been electors of the Municipality or any area annexed to the Municipality for at least one year immediately prior to the time they file for or are appointed to office, and members of Council shall remain so qualified during their term of office. Members of the Council shall not hold any other public office during a term, except they may (i) hold office in a political party or be a delegate to a political party convention, (ii) serve as a notary public, (iii) serve as a member or officer in the military reserve or national guard, (iv) serve in any office, position or capacity to represent the Municipality or to further intergovernmental cooperation, and (v) hold any office permitted by this Charter or the laws of the State of Ohio.