All members of the Council shall have been residents of the Municipality for at least one continuous year immediately prior to the time of filing for office, shall:
a) be qualified electors of the Municipality,
b) continue to be qualified electors thereof throughout their respective terms of office.
c) not hold any other public office; except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by ordinance enacted thereunder, or that of notary public or member of the State Militia or National Guard, or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or any branch thereof, or that of a member of the County Central Committee of the political party of which said Council Member is a member, or that of a delegate to a state or national political party convention of the political party of which said Council Member is a member.
Any member of Council who shall cease to possess or who violates any of the qualifications herein provided shall forfeit the office of Council Member, but failure to maintain such qualifications shall not render void or ineffective any action of Council in which such member has participated. (Amended November 8, 2022.)