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 greatest number of votes shall hold office for a term of four (4) years; the councilman elected by the city as a whole, receiving the second highest number of votes shall hold office for a term of two (2) years; the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for district councilman, in each district, shall be elected for a two-year term. The mayor shall hold office for a term of four (4) years. At all subsequent city elections the 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. When there is a vacancy in the office of mayor, the president of the council upon being qualified shall become mayor until the next regular city election and, as the case may be, until a mayor has been duly elected for the unexpired two-year term and has qualified or until a mayor has been duly elected for a full term and has qualified: Provided, That when the president of council becomes mayor there shall be a vacancy in the city council. A vacancy in the office of councilman shall be filled by the council, as the case may be, until the next regular city election and a councilman has been duly elected for the unexpired two-year term and has qualified, or until the next regular city election and a councilman has been duly elected for a full term and has qualified. |
