§ 2.02. Election and terms.

(a)

Council members shall be elected in the manner provided for in this Charter. The offices of those council members whose terms begin in 2012 shall thereafter be for a term of three years commencing in 2012 and expiring in 2015. The positions of those council members (including the Mayor) whose terms begin in 2013 shall thereafter be for a term of three years commencing in 2013 and expiring in 2016. The term for all subsequent elections shall be three years. Elections shall be held thereafter in those years when incumbents' terms expire. The council members shall begin their terms in accordance with section 2.07 of this Charter.

(b)

No election shall be required to be held if the number of vacancies to be filled at the election is equal to or greater than the number of duly qualified candidates for city council or mayor.

(Ref. of 3-9-2004; Ref. of 3-8-2011)