CHAPTER 3 Form of Government
Section 7. Council.
The council consists of a mayor and six councilors nominated and elected from the city at large or, in case of one or more vacancies in the council, the council members whose offices are not vacant.
Section 8. Councilors.
The term of office of a councilor in office when this charter is adopted is the term of office for which the councilor has been elected before adoption of the charter (or is elected at the time of adoption.) At each general election after the adoption, three councilors shall be elected, each for a four-year term.
Section 9. Mayor.
The term of office of the mayor in office when this charter is adopted is the term of office for which the mayor has been elected before adoption of the charter (or is elected at the time of adoption.) At each general election after the adoption, a mayor shall be elected for a two-year term.
Section 10. Terms of Office.
The term of office of an elective officer who is elected at a general election begins at the first council meeting immediately after the election and continues until the successor to the office assumes the office.
Section 11. Appointive Offices.
A majority of the council shall:
(1) Appoint and may remove a city administrator.
(2) Appoint and may remove a city attorney,
(3) Create, abolish and combine appointive city offices and,
(4) Except as the majority prescribes otherwise, fill such offices by appointment and vacate them by removal.