§ 2.01. Number, selection and term of office.

The council shall be composed of a mayor and five (5) other councilmembers, each of whom, unless sooner removed under the provisions of this Charter or the laws of the State of Texas, shall serve for a term of two (2) years or until his successor has been elected and installed. The members of the council, other than the mayor, shall be elected to and occupy a place on the council, such places being numbered One, Two, Three, Four and Five, respectively. Places One, Four and Five on the council shall be filled by popular vote each even-numbered year, and places Two and Three on the council shall be filled by popular vote each odd-numbered year. The office of mayor shall be filled by popular vote each odd-numbered year.

No person shall serve more than three (3) consecutive two-year terms as mayor, nor more than four (4) consecutive two-year terms as councilmember or a combination of mayor/councilmember. Any portion of a term served shall count as one (1) term in calculating the total number of consecutive terms served. No person who has served four (4) consecutive terms as councilmember or mayor/councilmember shall hold office as mayor within the one-year period following the said four (4) terms of service.

(Ord. No. 93-6, § 1, 5-17-93)