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A. The Mayor and Council Members all shall serve until their successors have been elected and have qualified as hereinafter provided.

B. The Mayor and Council Election shall be held in November of every even-numbered year on dates permitted in State law with any runoff election to be held on the next available permitted election date.

C. Beginning in 2020 at the next regular Mayor and Council Election, the Mayor and Council Members from Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 shall be elected for terms of four years. Beginning in 2022 at the regular Council Election, Council Members from Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 shall be elected for terms of four years.

D. No person shall serve as Mayor for more than two four year terms or as Council Member for more than three consecutive four year terms. This shall not prohibit a person who has served three consecutive four year terms as a Council Member from serving as Mayor nor shall it prohibit a person who has served two four year terms as Mayor from serving as a Council Member, nor shall service of any term or terms of less than four years by election or appointment prohibit a person from serving two four year terms as Mayor and three consecutive four year terms as a Council Member.

E. The term of the Mayor and Council Members shall commence at 10:00 o’clock A.M., on the third Monday in April following their election.

(Election of 10-3-1989; election of 11-6-2001; election of 8-28-2018, eff. 10-24-2018)