The council consists of a mayor and four 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.
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 the adoption). At each general election after the adoption, two councilors shall be elected, each for a four-year term.
The term of office of the most recently elected mayor at the time this charter takes effect begins at the first council meeting of the year 1993. At the general election of the year 1994 and at each subsequent general election, a mayor shall be elected for a two-year term, whose term of office shall commence at the first council meeting in January immediately following such general election.
The term of office of an elective officer who is elected at a general election begins at the first council meeting of the calendar year immediately after the election and continues until the successor to the office assumes the office.
A majority of the council shall appoint and may remove a city manager, municipal judge, city attorney and city recorder. A majority of the council may: