All the legislative powers of the City of Willoughby, except as limited by this Charter and the Constitution and Laws of the State of Ohio, shall be vested in a Council of seven (7) members of which one (1) member shall be elected at large and six (6) members of which shall be elected from wards, one from each ward.
The term of office of each member is to be two (2) years and shall commence on the first day of January following the member's election. This Council shall be elected beginning at the Municipal Election 1951. The present Council shall, within 15 days after adoption of this Charter, divide the municipality into six (6) wards having as near as practical, equal population, and thereafter the then existing Council shall have the power to change the boundaries of the wards by ordinance every four (4) years thereafter and upon the annexation of any territory, shall have the power to place said district or any part thereof in any existing ward or wards as will most efficiently keep said wards of equal population.
(Amended November 7, 2000; November 6, 2018)