12-1036d.   Same; terms of office; vacancies.At the first regular city election following the adoption of this act,the councilman elected by the city as a whole, receiving the greatestnumber of votes shall hold office for a term of four (4) years; thecouncilman elected by the city as a whole, receiving the second highestnumber of votes shall hold office for a term of two (2) years; thecandidate receiving the highest number of votes for district councilman, ineach district, shall be elected for a two-year term. The mayor shallhold office for a term of four (4) years. At all subsequent city electionsthe term for mayor and councilmen-at-large shall be for a period of four(4) years and until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.

      The terms of councilmen from districts shall be for a period of two (2)years and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Whenthere is a vacancy in the office of mayor, the president of the councilupon being qualified shall become mayor until the next regular cityelection and, as the case may be, until a mayor has been duly elected forthe unexpired two-year term and has qualified or until a mayor has beenduly elected for a full term and has qualified: Provided, That whenthe president of council becomes mayor there shall be a vacancy in the citycouncil. A vacancy in the office of councilman shall be filled by thecouncil, as the case may be, until the next regular city election and acouncilman has been duly elected for the unexpired two-year term and hasqualified, or until the next regular city election and a councilman hasbeen duly elected for a full term and has qualified.

      History:   L. 1961, ch. 101, § 4; June 30.