2.04.010 – Election - Terms of office - Powers and duties

The members of the City Council shall be elected and serve for a four-year term.  The term of the members of the City Council shall commence after the conclusion of old business, if any, at the first regular or special meeting of the corporate authorities in the month of May following receipt of certified election results for the local election authority.  The council shall be the legislative division of the city government and shall perform such duties and have such powers as may be authorized by statute.