The City shall be governed by an elected Mayor
and a City Council consisting of two elected Councilmen from each
ward, each of whom shall serve for a term of four years beginning
at 12:00 o'clock noon January 1 next following his election.
The Mayor and one Councilman from each ward shall be elected in the general election in which members of the general assembly are to be elected next following the date of adoption by any city of the provisions of this Act, and the remaining Councilman from each ward shall, except as provided in §
C-56 of this Act, be elected at the second succeeding general election at which members of the general assembly are to be elected.
Vacancies occurring in any elective office shall
be filled by election for the remainder of the unexpired term at the
next general election occurring not less than 60 days thereafter,
and shall, until a successor is elected and qualified, be filled in
accordance with this article. Unless such vacancies occur not less
than 60 days prior to a primary election, nomination for such vacant
offices shall be made by the filing at least 40 days prior to such
general election with the County Clerk of:
A. A statement duly certified by the members of the county
committee of a political party from the territory affected by such
vacancy setting forth the name of a candidate who shall thereupon
be the candidate of such political party at the general election.
B. A petition directly nominating a candidate made in
the manner provided by law for the filling of vacancies in municipal
offices where candidates are nominated by direct petition for a general
election.