(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (b) of this section the President of Council shall be elected for a term of two years, commencing on the first day of January next after his or her election. He or she shall be an elector of the City, and shall preside at all regular and special meetings of Council, but shall have no vote therein except in case of a tie.
(b) The President of Council may, by majority vote, adopt a resolution causing the Board of Electors to submit the City electors the question of whether the term of office of the President of Council should be changed from two to four years. The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring not less than 75 days after the certification of the resolution to the Board of Elections. If a majority of the votes cast on the question is in the affirmative, the term of office of the President of Council shall be four years effective on the first day of January following the next regular Municipal election.
(c) The Council, whose President's term of office is four years may, by majority vote, adopt a resolution causing the Board of Electors to submit to the City electors the question of whether the President's term should be changed from four to two years. The question shall be voted upon at the next general election occurring not less than 75 days after the certification of the resolution to the Board of Elections. If a majority of the votes cast on the question is in the affirmative, the term of the office of the President of Council shall be two years effective on the first day of January following the next regular Municipal election.
(ORC 733.09)