The council shall be composed of a mayor and six (6) councilors. The mayor shall be elected from the City at large. The councilors shall be elected two (2) from each ward. The City shall be divided into three (3) wards bounded and designated by ordinance.
(Ord. 5741, 6-23-2010)
The councilor receiving the highest number of votes in each ward at the election at which this charter is adopted shall serve for four (4) years. The councilor receiving the next highest number of votes in each ward shall hold office for two (2) years. At each subsequent biennial general election, one councilor shall be elected from each ward for a term of four (4) years.
(Ord. 5741, 6-23-2010)
At each biennial general election, a mayor shall be elected for a term of two (2) years.
(Ord. 5741, 6-23-2010)
The title of appointive officers of the City of Albany shall be as designated by the council. Any requirement that an appointive officer shall fill two (2) or more appointive offices may be effected only by the council.
(Amended by vote of the electors November 8, 1966; Ord. 5741, 6-23-2010)
The compensation for the services of each city officer and employees shall be the amount fixed by the council.
(Ord. 5741, 6-23-2010)
No person shall be eligible for an elective office of the City unless at the time of election the person is a qualified elector within the meaning of the state constitution and has resided within the city limits during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the election, and in the ward the person represents for a period of ninety (90) days. The council shall be final judge of the qualifications and election of its own members, subject, however, to review by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 5741, 6-23-2010)