A. Composition. The Xenia City Council shall consist of seven (7) members, including the Mayor, elected by the qualified electors of the City at-large.
B. Qualifications.
(1) Only qualified electors of the City who have physically lived in the City for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the filing of a nominating petition or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate shall be eligible to hold the office of Councilmember or Mayor.
(2) No member of the Council or the Mayor shall hold any other elective public office or other office or employment that has been found to be incompatible with the position of Councilmember or Mayor by the Ohio Attorney General or the Ohio Ethics Commission, except where otherwise authorized by this Charter.
C. Term. All elected members of the Council shall hold office for a term of four (4) years, except as herein provided, and successors shall be elected at the next general Municipal election before the expiration of their term of office, which term of office shall be subject to recall, as hereinafter provided.