§ 2.11. City council.

Pursuant to Code Sections 21-3-51 and 21-3-63 of the O.C.G.A., the mayor and members of the city council shall be elected for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city at large. Five councilmembers shall be elected as follows:

(1)

Seats 1, 2, and 3 shall be elected at large from District 1; and

(2)

Seats 4 and 5 shall be elected at large from District 2.

The mayor shall be elected to a four-year term at the 2001 general municipal election and every four years thereafter. Seats 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected to a four-year term at the general municipal election in 1999 and every four years thereafter. Seats 2 and 4 shall be elected to a four-year term at the general municipal election in 2001 and every four years thereafter. Terms shall begin on the first day of January following the election. The mayor and councilmembers whose terms begin on the effective date of this charter shall continue to hold office until the terms for which they were elected expire, but the city council may change the nomenclature of the description of such office to conform to the terms used in this charter. No person shall be eligible to hold the office of mayor or councilmember unless he or she is 21 years of age, a qualified elector of the City of Metter, and a resident of the City of Metter for a period of one year immediately preceding the election.